The State Department has 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.

State Department informs Congress of plans for $7 billion-plus arms sales to Israel as Netanyahu visits Washington.

The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a plan in Washington to end the war in Gaza, but first, the Islamist group Hamas must relinquish power, and its leaders must leave the region. According to the prime minister,

The second phase of negotiations over the Gaza ceasefire could be very rocky. A meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump may be pivotal.