The Biden administration is near approving the sale of as many as 50 American-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal anticipated to be price greater than $18 billion, based on three folks acquainted with the matter.
The transaction, which might quantity to the most important US international army sale to Israel because the nation went to conflict with Hamas on October 7, comes because the administration can also be anticipated to inform Congress quickly of a big new sale of precision-guided munitions to Israel, the folks stated.
The brand new gross sales of a few of the US’ most refined weaponry underscore the extent to which the US continues to assist Israel militarily, at the same time as Biden administration officers criticize Israel’s operations in Gaza, which have killed greater than 32,000 Palestinians since October, based on the Gaza Ministry of well being.
The sale is more likely to be hotly debated in Congress, significantly by members of the president’s get together. US weapons gross sales to Israel have come underneath intense scrutiny in latest months and Democratic lawmakers have known as for proscribing army assist to Israel till it permits extra humanitarian assist into Gaza and does extra to guard civilians there.
Since Hamas’ assault on Israel in October, which killed over 1,200 Israelis, the USA has made greater than 100 international army gross sales to Israel. Most of these have fallen underneath the particular greenback quantity that requires a notification to Congress, an official acquainted with the matter beforehand advised CNN.
