The Biden administration is considering an arms sale to Israel worth over $1 billion

The Biden administration is contemplating the initiation of a fresh weapons agreement that would entail the sale of over $1 billion worth of arms to Israel, according to a recent report.

The Wall Street Journal's article surfaced mere hours after the Jewish state responded to Iran's recent drone attack with a series of airstrikes overnight.

This new deal is supplementary to an aid agreement currently under debate by Congress, which includes $26 billion for Israel, as outlined by The Wall Street Journal.

The proposed deal encompasses tank ammunition valued at $700 million, military vehicles totaling $500 million, and mortar rounds amounting to $100 million, reaching a total of $1.3 billion.

If approved, it would mark the most substantial single military transaction between the US and Israel since Hamas' brutal assault on October 7, which claimed the lives of 1,200 individuals.

Approval for the sale would need to be obtained from congressional leaders and would be implemented over an extended period, possibly spanning several years.

On Thursday, both sides of the political spectrum were laboring to greenlight a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, among other national security initiatives, at a pivotal juncture domestically and internationally.

Former State Department official Brian Finucane, speaking to the Journal, labeled the reported new deal as a "signal of unconditional military support."

"The US has yet to utilize the leverage it possesses with arms transfers to influence Israeli conduct," he observed.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson initiated a plan this week to advance the package, which has been stalled since October by GOP lawmakers resistant to allocating additional funding for Ukraine's conflict against Russia.

As the Republican speaker faced opposition from his right flank and mounting threats of removal, it became evident that House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries would need to provide assistance to Johnson at every stage.

"This is a pivotal message we are poised to send to the world this week, and I'm eager to see it through," Johnson stated earlier on Wednesday, announcing his strategy.

President Joe Biden openly endorsed the package.

"The House must pass the package this week, and the Senate should swiftly follow suit," Biden urged. "I will promptly sign it into law to convey a message to the world: We stand by our allies, and we will not allow Iran or Russia to prevail."

The burgeoning momentum for a bipartisan approach, a rarity in the deeply divided Congress, ushered in uncommon scenes of Republicans and Democrats collaborating to assert U.S. influence on the global stage and aid American allies.