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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/06/us-weapons-israel-gaza/
U.S. Has Approved Multiple Military Sales to Israel since Gaza War Began
(Washington Post) John Hudson - The U.S. has quietly approved and delivered more than 100 separate military sales to Israel since the Gaza war began on Oct. 7, amounting to thousands of precision-guided munitions, small-diameter bombs, bunker busters, small arms and other aid, U.S. officials told members of Congress in a recent classified briefing. Two of the sales had been made public: $106 million worth of tank ammunition and $147.5 million of components needed to make 155 mm shells. The Biden administration bypassed Congress to approve the sales by invoking an emergency authority. The other transactions were processed without any public debate because each fell under a specific dollar amount that requires the executive branch to notify Congress. A senior State Department official said, "These are items that are typical for any modern military, including one that is as sophisticated as Israel's."