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Paul put on hold an Obama-era deal to provide the largest military assistance package that the United States has ever given to any country.
Israel's hardline defence minister Avigdor Leiberman has expressed gratitude to Washington following the passing of a bill allocating $705 million for Israel's missile defences.
The United States has signed its biggest ever pledge for military aid in history, promising Tel Aviv $38 billion in weaponry over a ten year period.
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The US is set to rubber-stamp the biggest pledge of military assistance ever made to any country with a $38 billion arms package to Israel.
Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time.
The statement comes as Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jefferies reaffirmed military support for Israel during a visit to the country.
Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said indications are that the Gaza aid pier will be operational in early May, and 'everything is on course at this point'.
The Biden administration notified the U.S. Congress that it will provide $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt despite concerns over its human rights record
Israel's indiscriminate bombardment of Gaza has left much of the enclave in rubble, destroying schools, hospitals and housing.
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar criticised the US for its military aid to Israel.