US Secretary of State approves arms deal to Israel without referring to Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (YPA) – The US Department of Defense announced on Saturday that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken approved a deal to sell 155 mm M107 rifles and related equipment to the Zionist entity for $147.5 million, without referring to Congress.

The Pentagon said in a statement that Blinken stated that there is “an emergency that requires the immediate sale of these weapons to Israel,” which suspends the requirement for Congress to review the deal.

This is the second time that Blinken has taken a decision of this kind, bypassing the requirements for Congress to review foreign military sales since the beginning of the Zionist aggression on the Gaza Strip.

On December 9, Washington also “emergencyly” agreed to sell the Zionist entity approximately 14,000 120-millimeter tank shells for use in its war on Gaza.

The Zionist newspaper “Yedioth Ahronoth” revealed a few days ago that the United States had sent more than 230 cargo planes and 20 ships loaded with weapons to the entity since the start of the Gaza war.

YPA