The United States State Department on Friday approved a potential foreign military sale to Israel of munitions valued at $151.8 million, bypassing the standard congressional review process The department's announcement confirmed Israel had requested to purchase 12,000 BLU-110A/B general-purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies and related support
In a statement, the State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that an emergency existed which required the immediate sale of the munitions to Israel, thereby waiving the need for legislative review The move to expedite the arms transfer was announced "during the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran," according to the official statement provided by the department
By invoking this emergency authority, the administration can accelerate the provision of military hardware to a key regional ally amid a declared conflict. The specific nature of the emergency cited by Secretary Rubio was not detailed further in the initial announcement
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