Washington:
The United States announced on Friday the approval of the sale of more than $ 7.4 billion in bombs, missiles and equipment related to Israel, which has used US manufacturing weapons with a devastating effect during the war in Gaza.
The State Department has signed the sale of $ 6.75 billion in bombs, orientation kits and fuses, in addition to $ 660 million in Hellfire missiles, according to the United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
The proposed sale of the bombs “improves Israel’s ability to comply with current and future threats, strengthen his defense of the homeland and serves as a deterrent element to regional threats,” DSCA said in a statement.
And the sale of missiles “would improve Israel’s ability to meet current and future threats by improving the capacity of the Israeli Air Force to defend Israel’s borders, vital infrastructure and population centers,” he said.
Israel launched an enormously destructive offensive against Hamas in Gaza in October 2023 in response to an unprecedented attack by the Palestinian militant group that month.
The war has devastated much of Gaza, a narrow coastal territory in the Mediterranean, resulting in the displacement of much of its population, but has been in force since last month, stopping the deadly conflict and providing the launch of hostages seized seized For Hamas.
In response to concerns about civil deaths, the administration of then President Joe Biden blocked a 2,000 -pound bombs to Israel, larger than those of the last proposed sale, but his successor Donald Trump approved the shipment after returning A position.
Although the State Department has approved the sale of bombs and missiles, transactions must still be approved by Congress, which is unlikely to block the provision of weapons to the closest ally of Washington in the Middle East.
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