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State Department lays out plans for $7 billion-plus arms sale to Israel as Netanyahu visits DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel , including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to , including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

The massive arms sale comes as a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas holds, even as Trump continues to tout his to move all Palestinians from Gaza and redevelop it as an international travel destination.

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Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

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