The US is mulling selling F-15 fighter jets, air-to-air missiles, and precision bombs to Israel as the US ally continues bombing Gaza, Politico reported.
The Israel-Hamas war might escalate into a regional crisis with Iran-backed militias targeting US troops and assets and increasing attacks on commercial vessels on the Red Sea. The bang of the Gaza war was heard close to India when Houthi rebels targeted the MV Chem Pluto.
US President Joe Biden s administration has recently been plagued by internal divisions due to its inability to find unanimity on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, media reported, citing White House officials.
As he addressed the nation on his just concluded trip to Israel, Biden asked Congress for financial aid to the country that has been hit by a terrorist attack by Hamas.