Biden administration moving ahead on $1 billion arms package for Israel, sources say

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The Biden administration told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, two congressional aides said.

President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, announcing plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel , two congressional aides said Tuesday.

It's the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer — consisting of 3,500 bombs — on hold earlier in the month. The administration has said it The congressional aides spoke of condition of anonymity to discuss an arms transfer that has not yet been made public.

The package being sent includes about $700 million for tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles and $60 million in mortar rounds, the aides said. There was no immediate indication when the arms would be sent. Israel is now seven months into its war against Hamas in Gaza.

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