Washington, DC -Trump administration has approved a sale of dollars of $ 3 billion in Israel, surpassing a normal congressional review to provide the country more of the 2,000 pounds bombs that he has used in his war against Hamas in Gaza.
In a series of notifications sent to Congress by the end of Friday, the State Department said that it had been signed in the sale of more than 35,500 MK 84 and Blu-117 Bums and 4,000 Warheads Predator Warheads worth 2.04 billion dollars.
The State Department approved The purchase of Israel of the Caterpillar D9 excavators and equipment related to an estimated cost of $ 295 million. The Irving Company’s shipments are expected to begin in 2027.
Safety cooperation in defense published a statement Confirming an ammunition sale to Israel for an estimated cost of $ 675.7 million. REFKON USA, located in Tampa, Florida, and the Boeing Company, located in St. Charles, Missouri, will make the team, which is estimated to be delivered to Israel from 2028.
On Saturday, Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said in a statement that he « had signed a statement to use emergency authorities to speed up the delivery of about $ 4 billion in military assistance in Israel. »
Rubio said that the Trump administration has so far approved $ 12 billion in foreign military sales in Israel.
The most recent sale of weapons comes as First phase of cessation of firewho paused 15 months of war, released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and allowed more humanitarian aid to Gaza, expire on Saturday.
In the meantime, Israel and Hamas seem ready to maintain their truce as the United States negotiators, Egypt and Qatar Guide Talks aimed to reach the next phase.
The festivities were supposed to have begun to iron the details of the phase two weeks ago. But the talks were delayed, as the first six weeks of the cessation of fire were marked by the disputes between Israel and Hamas for alleged violations of the agreement.
Under the terms of the truce that began on January 19, the second phase would force Hamas to release all the remaining living hostages of October 7, 2023, a terrorist attack that triggered the war, in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners in Israel, a termination of durable cessation and a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
During the last six weeks, Hamas has released 33 living hostages and deaths in exchange for more than 1,700 Palestinian prisoners. The militant group still has 59 captives, 32 of which are believed to be dead.
Israel seeks an extension of the first phase to ensure the freedom of more captives.
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