Biden administration begins lengthy process to approve new $1 billion arms deal for Israel

The Biden administration on Tuesday began the early stages of a process to move ahead with a new $1 billion arms deal for Israel, according to two congressional sources.

The State Department has now opened discussions with the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees about the possible sale due to the informal notification on Tuesday.  There is no set timeline for when Congress would officially be notified of the sale, setting into motion a clock for its approval.