U.S. poised to send $1 billion in weapons to Israel, sources say
Palestinians flee Rafah ahead of Israeli operation
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The Biden administration has informed Congress that it intends to transfer $1 billion in weapons to Israel, two congressional sources confirmed to CBS News Tuesday.
Congress will need to approve the transfer. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the news.
The move comes days after the U.S. withheld shipments of certain munitions to Israel, and President Biden said in an interview with CNN that the U.S. would further curtail weapons shipments if Israel broadened its ground offensive to include civilian population centers in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill that provides military aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
The House is also poised to vote this week on a measure that would require the State Department and the Defense Department to carry out the “prompt delivery” of military equipment. The White House has pledged to veto the legislation, though the bill is unlikely to clear the Senate.
— Arden Farhi contributed to this report.
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Source: cbsnews.com