Key Highlights
- State Department late Friday announced it had approved two arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia worth $6.67 billion and $9 billion.
- The sales come as the Trump administration moves forward with its peacekeeping plan in Gaza and amid the threat of U. S.
- military strikes in Iran. Thirty Apache helicopters with rocket launchers make up the largest part of the sale to Israel, along with 3,250 light tactical vehicles, power packs for armored personnel carriers and a number of light utility helicopters.
- The State Department said the sale would "enhance Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats by improving its ability to defend Israel’s borders, vital infrastructure, and population centers." ISRAEL SET TO REOPEN GAZA'S RAFAH BORDER CROSSING WITH EGYPT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MAY 2024 President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2025.
- (Alex Wong/) "The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to U. S.
