Trump Admin Proposes Selling Nearly USD 6 Billion In Weapons To Israel

Washington- The Trump administration has told Congress it plans to sell nearly USD 6 billion in weapons to Israel, a fresh surge of support for the US ally as it faces increasing isolation over its war in Gaza.

It includes one USD 3.8 billion sale for 30 AH-64 Apache helicopters, nearly doubling Israel's current stocks, and a second USD 1.9 billion sale for 3,200 infantry assault vehicles for Israeli army, according to a US official and another person familiar with the proposal who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that have not been made public.

The packages would not be delivered for two to three years or longer.

The huge sales come as US plans to broker an end to the nearly two-year war between Israel and Hamas have stalled and after Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, drew widespread condemnation among US allies in the Middle East.

The US has kept up its support despite growing international pressure on Israel and attempts from a growing number of US Senate Democrats to block the sale of offensive weapons to Israel.

The State Department declined to comment on the sales, which were first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Israel has launched a new offensive, pressing forward with plans to take over Gaza City, as a professional organisation of scholars studying genocide has said Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

The UK, which last year said it was suspending exports of some weapons to Israel out of concerns they could be used to violate international humanitarian laws, recently barred Israeli government officials from attending the country's biggest arms fair.

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