State department signs off on bombs and missiles sales that the US claims would help Israel ‘defend its borders’

The United States has announced the approval of the sale of more than $7.4bn in bombs, missiles and related equipment to Israel, which has used American-made weapons to devastating effect during the war in Gaza.

The state department has signed off on the sale of $6.75bn in bombs, guidance kits and fuses, in addition to $660m in Hellfire missiles, according to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

The proposed sale of the bombs “improves Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serves as a deterrent to regional threats”, the DSCA said in a statement.

  • Pacattack57@lemmy.worldEnglish
    191·
    6 hours ago

    Where are all the “We need to stop sending money overseas” voters? Did they win yet?

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      5 hours ago

      Well, they stopped sending money to Ukraine, so I guess thats part of their stance fulfilled.

      • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        4 hours ago

        And stopped enforcing the sanctions on Russia that were created by the legislature. If the executive branch does not execute the laws made by the legislature then we are not a republic. We are now a dictatorship.