KEBBI GOVT DONATES 10 HILUX VEHICLES TO BOOST SECURITY ON SOKOTO–BADAGRY SUPER HIGHWAY. (PHOTOS).
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of nearly $3 billion worth of bombs, demolition kits and other weaponry to Israel, the Pentagon said in statements Friday.
Congress was notified of the prospective weapons sales Friday afternoon on an emergency basis.
That process sidesteps a long-standing practice of giving the chairs and ranking members of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees the opportunity to review the sale and ask for more information before making a formal notification to Congress.
The sales included 35,529 general-purpose bombs for 907-kilogram bombs and 4,000 bunker-busting 907-kilogram bombs made by General Dynamics. While the Pentagon said deliveries would begin in 2026, it also said "there is a possibility that a portion of this procurement will come from U.S. stock," which could mean immediate delivery of some of the weapons.
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