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US State Department bypasses Congress to approve over $150M munition packages for Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWASHINGTON — The US State Department says it has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to Israel of munitions and munitions support for $151.8 million, without congressional review.
Israel has requested to buy 12,000 BLU-110A/B general purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies, the State Department says in a statement.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that an emergency existed that required the immediate sale to Israel. The announcement comes during the US and Israel’s war against Iran.
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