The U.S. Approves New Weapons Sales to Israel

The U.S. State Department announced yesterday its approval of a massive sale of 50 advanced F-15 fighter jets to Israel. The package, which includes a large quantity of air launched missiles, jet engines, radars and spare parts, is said to be worth nearly $20 billion. The package also includes 120 mm tank ammunition, high explosive mortars and tactical vehicles, reported AP. However, the weapons are not expected to get to Israel anytime soon, as contracts haven’t even been signed yet. Much of what is being sold, AP says, is to help Israel increase its military capability in the long term (for its future wars of genocide—ed.).