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U.S. approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    US clears $20bn in arms sales for Israel as atrocities continue in Gaza (opens Al Jazeera)

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    More weapons sale approved as Israel bombs Gaza and prepares for anticipated retaliatory strikes by Iran and Hezbollah.

  2. Digital Journal

    US approves $20 billion weapons package for Israel (opens Digital Journal)

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    US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday approved more than $20 billion in new weapons sales to Israel, brushing aside pressure from rights

  3. MyNorthwest

    US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State

  4. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    U.S. approves $20B in weapons sales to Israel (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The U.S. approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday.

  5. New Hampshire Union Leader

    US approves $20B Israel weapons package, including fighter jets (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday approved the possible sale to Israel of fighter jets and other military equipment worth over $20 billion, the Pentagon said.

  6. Newsweek

    US approves $20 billion arms deal for Israel (opens Newsweek)

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    The deal reportedly includes F-15 fighter jets.

  7. Bowling Green Daily News

    US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel at time of threat of wider regional Middle East war (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel at time of threat of wider regional Middle East war.

  8. Washington Times

    U.S. approves $20 billion in arms sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war (opens Washington Times)

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    The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday.

  9. Washington Examiner

    US sending $20 billion weapon package to Israel amid growing concerns over war (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The State Department announced a $20 billion weapon shipment to Israel as concerns mount over the expansion of the war in Gaza into a wider regional war.

  10. Breitbart News

    U.S. Approves $20 Billion Weapons Package for Israel (opens Breitbart News)

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    US President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday approved more than $20 billion in new weapons sales to Israel.

  11. The Columbian

    U.S. approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday.

  12. Breaking Defense

    State clears potential $20B in weapon sales to Israel, including new F-15s (opens Breaking Defense)

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    The sale was approved by the Biden administration against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, and moved only after two key Democrats removed objections.

  13. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    U.S. approves sale to Israel of $20 billion weapons package | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> The United States on Tuesday approved the sale of $20 billion in fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel as it prosecutes a 10-month-old war in the Gaza Strip although the Pentagon said deliveries would not begin for years.

  14. Fox News

    US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel as Middle East tensions near boiling point (opens Fox News)

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    The United States on Tuesday approved the sale of $20 billion in fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel as the region continues towards a wider Middle East war.

  15. New York Post

    US approves $20B weapons sale to Israel as fears grow of wider war in the Middle East (opens New York Post)

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    The US will move forward with a $20 billion arms sale to Israel that will send scores of F-15 Eagles and other armaments to the embattled country.

  16. The Guardian

    Israel-Gaza war live: US approves new sale of $20bn of military equipment to Israel (opens The Guardian)

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    Equipment – including fighter jets and ammunition – will not be delivered for years, according to the Pentagon

  17. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    US approves $20B in weapons sales to Israel, including more than 50 St. Louis-made F-15s (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    However, the weapons are not expected to get to Israel anytime soon, they are contracts that will take years to fulfill.

  18. NBC News

    U.S. approves $20 billion weapons sale to Israel as threat of wider war looms (opens NBC News)

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    The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department said Tuesday.

  19. CNN

    US State Department approves $20 billion potential weapons sales to Israel (opens CNN)

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    The State Department approved on Tuesday roughly $20 billion of weapons sales to Israel, including an anticipated sale of up to 50 F-15 fighter jets valued at more than $18 billion.

  20. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US approves $20B in arms sales to Israel (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday.

  21. WMUR

    US approves $20 billion arms sale to Israel (opens WMUR)

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    The Biden administration has approved a $20 billion weapons sale to Israel.

  22. The Christian Post

    US says it is ‘committed to the security of Israel,’ approves $20 billion in weapons sales (opens The Christian Post)

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    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved a weapons sale to Israel worth approximately $20 billion the State Department announced on Tuesday.

  23. CBS News

    Biden administration approves $20 billion in weapons, aircraft sales to Israel (opens CBS News)

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    The U.S. approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel on Tuesday, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, as Hamas said it wouldn't be attending Thursday's cease-fire talks.

  24. Military.com

    US Approves Sale of Fighter Jets to Israel in $18.8 Billion Deal (opens Military.com)

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    The Biden administration approved the sale of up to 50 F-15 fighter jets, vehicles and ammunition to Israel in a deal valued at more than $20 billion, sending an unmistakable message that weapons will continue to flow despite concerns about Israeli forces' conduct of the war in Gaza.

  25. Al Jazeera

    Here’s what’s in the US’s $20 billion weapons package to Israel (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The Biden administration has approved sending $20B worth of arms to Israel, even as the US publicly calls for restraint.

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