Biden govt mulls over $680 million arms sale to Israel: Report
Published On : 2024-11-28T00:26:35+0530 [ IST ] |
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US president Joe Biden (NYT photo)The Biden administration is pushing ahead with a $680 million arms sales package to Israel, a US official familiar with the plan said.
This development comes a day after a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect in Lebanon.
The package was first reported by the Financial Times and includes thousands of Joint Direct Attack Munition Kits (JDAM) and hundreds of small-diameter bombs.
Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the US president will launch a renewed drive Wednesday for a ceasefire and hostage release deal.
The truce that began before dawn Wednesday in the south Lebanon war means Iran-backed Hezbollah is no longer fighting in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. That will increase pressure on the militant Palestinian group to agree to a ceasefire and host
In August the Biden administration approved more than $20 billion for new weapons sales to Israel defying pressure from rights activists to halt arms deliveries due to the death toll in Gaza.
The weapons delivery will take years to complete. In a notification to Congress the state department announced the approval of a sale consisting of 50 F-15 fighter jets to Israel for $18.82 billion.
Along with the jets Israel will purchase nearly 33,000 tank cartridges up to 50,000 explosive mortar cartridges and new military cargo vehicles. The F-15 jets will significantly upgrade Israel's existing fleet when they begin arriving in 2029.
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US president Joe Biden (NYT photo)The Biden administration is pushing ahead with a $680 million arms sales package to Israel, a US official familiar with the plan said.
This development comes
