On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that since October 7, the US has delivered over 100 separate foreign military sales to Israel, which were not publicly disclosed.
According to the WP, the US provided Israel with precision-guided munitions, small-diameter bombs, bunker busters, small arms, and other lethal aid. Only two approved foreign military sales to Israel have been made public since the start of the conflict: $106 million worth of tank ammunition and $147.5 million of components needed to make 155 mm shells. The Biden administration bypassed Congress to approve these packages by invoking an emergency authority.
The 100 other transactions, known in government-speak as Foreign Military Sales, were processed without public debate because each fell under a specific dollar amount and didn't require the executive branch to notify Congress individually.
The article states that officials from the Biden administration shared information about the shipments during a classified briefing for members of Congress. A senior State Department official declined to provide the total number or cost of all US arms transferred to Israel since October 7.
