Tweet Facebook Mail The United States has approved $US20 billion ($30 billion) in arms sales to Israel , including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced. Congress was notified of the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs, 120 mm tank ammunition and high explosive mortars and tactical vehicles and comes at a time of intense concern that Israel may become involved in a wider Middle East war. However, the weapons are not expected to get to Israel anytime soon, they are contracts that will take years to fulfil.
Much of what is being sold is to help Israel increase its military capability in the long term. READ MORE: Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons The US government has approved the sale of 50 F-15 warplanes to Israel as part of a multibillion dollar weapons deal. (AP) "The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to US national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defence capability.
This proposed sale is consistent with those objectives," the State Department said on Tuesday. (Wednesday AEST). The Biden administration has had to balance its continued support for Israel with a growing number of calls from politicians and the American public to curb military support there due to the high number of civilian deaths in Gaza.
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