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WASHINGTON – Federal officials announced Friday they have greenlit a major weapons transaction with Israel valued at $151.8 million, bypassing the typical congressional oversight process.<\/p>

The approved sale includes 12,000 BLU-110A\/B general purpose bomb bodies weighing 1,000 pounds each, according to State Department officials.<\/p>

Secretary of State Marco Rubio invoked emergency authority to fast-track the weapons transfer, citing urgent circumstances that necessitated immediate delivery to Israel. This decision comes as both the United States and Israel remain engaged in military operations against Iran.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Biden administration bypassed normal congressional oversight to approve a major weapons sale to Israel worth over $151 million. Secretary of State Marco Rubio cited emergency circumstances to expedite the delivery of thousands of bomb components amid ongoing Middle East conflicts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772849951293.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8yS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38484,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/taiwan-arms-shipments-continue-despite-iran-conflict-state-department-says\/","url_meta":{"origin":32914,"position":0},"title":"Taiwan Arms Shipments Continue Despite Iran Conflict, State Department Says","author":"Admin","date":"March 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Trump administration officials assured Congress that ongoing military operations in Iran have not disrupted weapons deliveries to Taiwan. 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