US Skips Congressional Review to Approve Sale of 14,000 Tank Shells to Israel

Published on December 9, 2023

The Biden administration has used an emergency authority to greenlight the sale of around 14,000 tank shells to Israel without congressional review, according to the Pentagon. Using an Arms Export Control Act emergency declaration, Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved the sale of thousands of 120mm M830A1 High Explosive Anti-Tank Multi-Purpose with Tracer (MPAT) tank cartridges and related equipment to the Israeli military, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Israel had requested permission to buy 13,981 of the tank shells from the United States, along with some engineering, technical, and logistics support services, all at an estimated cost of $106.5 million. No additional U.S. government or contractor representatives will be assigned to Israel as part of the sale, with the items covered by the agreement to come from U.S. Army stocks....

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