US State Secretary Reverses Biden's Arms Embargo, Announces $ 4 Billion Military Aid To Israel

Washington: In a move to reverse the Former President Biden's partial arms embargo, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday (US time) announced a USD 4 billion in aid to Israel to boost its Military capabilities.

Rubio said, “I have signed a declaration to use emergency authorities to expedite the delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to Israel.”

"The decision to reverse the Biden Administration's partial arms embargo, which wrongly withheld a number of weapons and ammunition from Israel, is yet another sign that Israel has no greater ally in the White House than President Trump," said Rubio.

US Announces Military Aid To Israel

The announcement of military aid is seen as a testament to the strong alliance between the US and Israel, with President Trump reaffirming America's commitment to Israel's security. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has approved nearly USD 12 billion in major Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Israel.

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Rubio said, "This important decision coincides with President Trump's repeal of a Biden-era memorandum which had imposed baseless and politicized conditions on military assistance to Israel at a time when our close ally was fighting a war of survival on multiple fronts against Iran and terror proxies,"

Since taking office, the Trump Administration has approved nearly $12 billion in major FMS sales to Israel.

Trump Uses All Tools To Support Israel

The US Administration under Trump has pledged to continue using all available tools to support Israel's security, including countering security threats.

US Secretary of State said, "The Trump Administration will continue to use all available tools to fulfill America's long-standing commitment to Israel's security, including means to counter security threats," 

Biden had denied withholding arms from Israel, save for a single batch of 2,000-pound "bunker buster" bombs, which arrived in Israel last month after Trump unfroze the shipment, The Times of Israel reported.

Rubio referred to Trump's rescinding on Monday of National Security Memorandum 20. The order, signed by Biden last year amid lobbying by progressives in his Democratic party, had required recipients of US arms to commit in writing not to use them to target civilians or restrict humanitarian aid, as per Times of Israel.

(with ANI inputs)