State Department Approves $7 Billion-Plus Arms Sale to Israel, Notifies Congress

WASHINGTON—Amid a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, the U.S. State Department has approved a multi-billion-dollar sale of arms and related assistance to Israel. A spokesperson for the Department of State told The Epoch Times that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) and the House and Senate committees on foreign relations were notified of the proposed foreign military sales on Feb. 7. The announcement follows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meetings with President Donald Trump, during which Trump suggested that the United States should take over the Gaza Strip to rebuild the war-torn region and that neighboring countries should absorb the Palestinian refugees. Palestinians have started to return to northern Gaza as the peace between Israel and terrorist group Hamas holds....