Biden plans to send $8bn arms shipment to Israel

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

The US Department of State has notified Congress of a planned $8bn (£6.4bn) arms merchantability to Israel, an American authoritative has confirmed to the BBC.

The weapons consignment, which needs support from House and Senate committees, includes air-to-air missiles to beryllium utilized against airborne threats, including drones, the authoritative said.

The determination comes conscionable implicit a fortnight earlier President Joe Biden leaves office. A root acquainted with the merchantability told the BBC: "The President has made wide Israel has a close to support its citizens, accordant with planetary instrumentality and planetary humanitarian law."

In August, the US approved the merchantability of $20bn successful combatant jets and different subject instrumentality to Israel.

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