US approves $20 billion weapons package for Israel

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 14, 2024 6:27 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday approved more than $20 billion in new weapons sales to Israel, brushing aside pressure from rights activists to stop arms deliveries over the death toll in Gaza.

The sale comes as Biden has pressed Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire after 10 months of bloodshed, although the weapons would take years to reach Israel.

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