The State Department is notifying Congress of an $8 billion weapons sale to Israel, as the country continues its war against Hamas in Gaza. The package includes various weapons systems, some of which will be drawn from existing U.S. stockpiles while others will take years to deliver. This sale adds to the significant military aid the U.S. has provided Israel since the war began in October 2023.
By Matthew Lee, Associated PressUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the United Nations Security Council on Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
Some of the arms in the package could be sent through current U.S. stocks but the majority would take a year or several years to deliver, according to two U.S. officials Saturday who spoke on condition of anonymity because the notification to Congress hasn’t been formally sent. The weapons package would add to a record of at least $17.9 billion in military aid that the U.S. has provided Israel since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, launched the war.
The United States paused a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in May over concerns about civilian casualties if the bombs were to be used during an assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The Biden administration has demanded that Israel increase humanitarian aid into the enclave. But in November, citing some limited progress, it declined to limit arms transfers as it threatened to do if the situation did not improve.
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