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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved a major
nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel, bypassing a normal
congressional review to provide the country with more of the
2,000-pound bombs that it has used in the war against Hamas in
Gaza.
In a series of notifications sent to Congress late Friday, the
State Department said it had signed off on the sale of more than
35,500 MK 84 and BLU-117 bombs and 4,000 Predator warheads worth
$2.04 billion.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio “has determined and provided
detailed justification that an emergency exists that requires
the immediate sale to the Government of Israel of the above
defense articles and defense services in the national security
interests of the United States, thereby waiving the
Congressional review requirements,” the department said.
Deliveries are set to begin next year, it said.
Using the same justification, the department also said Rubio had
approved another munitions sale to Israel worth $675.7 million
to be delivered starting in 2028.
In addition, it said Rubio had approved the emergency sale of
D9R and D9T Caterpillar bulldozers worth $295 million.
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