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Biden administration push Congress to approve sale of tank shells to Israel
9 December 2023 10:45 GMT
US officials told Reuters that the Biden administration had asked Congress to approve the sale of 45,000 shells of Israel's Merkava tanks for its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza.
A US official and former US official said the potential sale, worth more than $500m, is separate from President Joe Biden's $110.5bn supplemental request that includes funding for Ukraine and Israel.
Former US State Department official Josh Paul said the US State Department is pushing congressional committees to quickly approve the sale despite concerns that US-made weapons have killed Palestinians in Gaza.