The United States will sell $6.4 billion worth of military equipment to Israel
According to Reuters on September 19 local time, a source informed Reuters that the U.S. government is seeking congressional approval to sell support equipment and weapons worth $6.4 billion to Israel, including attack helicopters and armored personnel carriers.
On the same day, the Israeli military announced that it had expanded its military operations in Gaza City and bombed Hamas infrastructure. Palestinians who have been displaced due to Israeli military actions said: they have nowhere to run.
Notably, this is at a time when leaders from various countries will gather in New York next week for the United Nations Annual General Assembly to discuss the Israel-Palestine issue. The UN Security Council also plans to hold a high-level meeting on the situation in Gaza. According to the Wall Street Journal, the currently disclosed content of this arms sale includes selling 30 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to the Israeli military for $3.8 billion, and selling 3,250 "infantry assault vehicles" for $1.9 billion. In addition, the U.S. and Israel are discussing the sale of $750 million in armor personnel carrier parts and power systems.
However, unlike the previous Trump administration's clear support for Israel, the current Democratic Party in the United States still advocates a cautious approach towards Israel's military operations in Gaza. On the 18th local time, a bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate for the first time to recognize the state of Palestine, and nearly half of the Democratic senators in the Senate recently mostly voted against the arms sales to Israel.
The White House has not responded to the issue of arms sales.
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