US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken approved the sale of 155 mm artillery shells and related equipment to Israel without equipment without Congressional review. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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Blinken determined that an emergency exists that requires an immediate sale of Israel, thereby waiving the requirement for congressional review.
The sale comes at a time as Israel intensifies its offensive in the Gaza Strip. The United States has been pressuring Israel to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza and urged it to reduce the war in the coming weeks.
The Pentagon stated that Israel has asked to include the warheads in its previous request for 155-mm shells. The total cost of the sale is estimated at $147.5 million.
This is the second time this month this month that the Biden administration has skipped congressional consideration of arms sales to Israel. arms sales to Israel. On December 9, the administration used emergency authority to authorize the sale of about 14,000 tank shells to Israel.
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