Trump Asks Congress To Approve $1 Billion Arms Transfer to Israel - News From Antiwar.com
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The Trump administration has asked congressional leaders to approve a new $1 billion weapons transfer to Israel that will be funded by US military aid, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The deal includes 4,700 1,000-pound bombs worth more than $700 million and $300 million worth of armored bulldozers,…

Israeli officials suggested that the increased military aid was part of a deal to get Netanyahu to agree to the Gaza ceasefire deal. Trump’s envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has said he’s pushing for the full implementation of the agreement, but the ceasefire is very fragile as Netanyahu doesn’t want to implement the second phase.