The Trump administration plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of missiles and bombs.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration announced on Friday that it had approved military sales to Israel worth some $7.4 billion, despite a Democratic lawmakers' request that the sale be paused until he received more information.

Congress has placed a hold on a $1 billion arms sale package for Israel that was readied alongside President Trump welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington on

The latest weapons package comes after Trump informed Netanyahu the US would "take over" the Gaza Strip and develop it into the "Riviera of the Middle East."

President Biden announced the arms sales at the end of his administration, and President Trump is pushing it soon after his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

The Trump administration has told Congress it's moving ahead with weapons sales to Israel totaling more than $7 billion, circumventing the review being conducted in a House committee. The State Department made the notification on Friday,

The Trump administration announced a $7 billion arms sale to Israel, including munitions and missiles, just days after Congress blocked an initial deal. The State Department said Friday that it approved $6.