The Secretary of State has used emergency authority to skip Congressional review and approve the sale of thousands of tank shells to Israel.
The Biden administration has used an emergency authority to greenlight the sale of around 14,000 tank shells to Israel without congressional review, according to the Pentagon.
Using an Arms Export Control Act emergency declaration, Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved the sale of thousands of 120mm M830A1 High Explosive Anti-Tank Multi-Purpose with Tracer (MPAT) tank cartridges and related equipment to the Israeli military, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
Israel had requested permission to buy 13,981 of the tank shells from the United States, along with some engineering, technical, and logistics support services, all at an estimated cost of $106.5 million.
No additional U.S. government or contractor representatives will be assigned to Israel as part of the sale, with the items covered by the agreement to come from U.S. Army stocks.
“The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability,”…
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