US rushing arms to Israel amid Lebanon bombings: official

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US rushing arms to Israel amid Lebanon bombings: official

by Dmitry Zaks 45 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is expediting an arms shipment of precision bombs to Israel from an arms deal struck last year amid the Jewish state's ongoing assault on Lebanon, a US official said.
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LIt was not immediately clear if Israel requested the new shipments following the start of the Lebanon campaign or while it was still in the peak of an air and ground offensive in the Palestinian
Gaza Strip on its southern border.

The US official told AFP the shipment was negotiated by Israeli officials with the State Department and other agencies that have also refused to make public comment, highlighting the sensitivity of the decision.

"We do not, under a law, disclose sensitive information about foreign military sales," a Pentagon spokesman said.......