US leader weighs another $1 billion in arms sales to Israel

US President Joe Biden's administration is considering more than $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel including tank ammunition, military vehicles and mortar rounds.

The report highlights that the proposed weapons transfers - which would be in addition to those in a military aid deal currently before the Congress - would be among the largest to Israel since the start of the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) ground operation in Gaza, the US officials told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), according to i24news.

The deal would come at a time of increased scrutiny of the use of American-made weapons in the war in the Strip, noted WSJ.

The proposition is said to provide Israel with $700 million worth of tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles and less than $100 million in mortar rounds.

Iran's retaliation attack on Israel has reportedly sparked a sense of urgency for the long-awaited foreign aid bill among the US establishment.