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Biden's last hoorah: $8 billion weapons package to Israel is in the works (www.ynetnews.com)
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The U.S. plans to approve an arms package for Israel, including artillery shells, precision bombs, and GPS systems, though production and delivery could take years; Meanwhile, heavy bombs and bulldozer shipments face delays due to concerns over impact on civilians in Gaza

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[โ€“] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Since forever.

They are not buying with their own money. Whoever told you that is lying to you.

[โ€“] mormund@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

That is certainly not true. From the article itself: "which Israel had purchased from Boeing with Israeli funds". So they do buy with their own money. But far less then I assumed.

What I missed was that the US provides aid, with the caveat that Israel has to spend it on US weapons. So they are buying from the US, but with US money.