US-proposed $8B arms sale will likely be Biden’s last major deal with Israel

The State Department is planning to sell $8 billion in arms to Israel to help the country defend itself against Iran and its proxies, marking what will likely be the Biden administration’s last major weapons sale to the Jewish state.

The State Department “informally” notified Congress of the plan on Friday, the first day of its new session, Axios reported.

The deal still needs approval from the House and Senate foreign relations committees.

Among the military supplies the United States is proposing to sell to Israel are Hellfire missiles for attack helicopters. Corbis via Getty Images An AGM-114B Hellfire missile roars off the rails of a U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter during training in California in 1999.

The agency told Congress the deal is

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