The outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden is pushing ahead with a $680 million arms sales package to Israel, a US official with knowledge of the plan said today, after a cease-fire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. The package, first reported by the Financial Times, includes thousands of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) and hundreds of small-diameter bombs, according to the official, who asked not to be named. The information came to light hours after a ceasefire agreement halted the bloodiest war in years between Israel and Hezbollah. However, Israel continues the war on the Gaza front against the Palestinian Hamas. The arms sale package had been ready for months. It was first tabled in September to congressional committees and then submitted for review in October, the official said. Follows the sale on […]
Source: News Beast
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