The Biden administration is set to approve a $680 million arms package for Israel, including thousands of JDAMs and hundreds of small-diameter bombs. The package is in response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The Biden administration is pushing ahead with a $680 million arms sales package to Israel , including thousands of joint direct attack munition kits (JDAMs) and hundreds of small-diameter bombs, amid ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The package has been in the works for several months and was first brought to the congressional committees in September. Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the need to replenish weapons stocks as one of the reasons for the ceasefire.
The ongoing conflict includes a Palestinian boy sitting amidst rubble from an Israeli strike and a Palestinian woman mourning a relative killed in the same strike
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