US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed orders on Saturday night that will enable the transfer of additional military aid to Israel.
"I signed a declaration to use emergency authorities to expedite the delivery of approximately $4 billion in military aid to Israel," Rubio said. The decision to lift the partial arms embargo imposed by the Biden administration, which had blocked the transfer of certain weapons and ammunition to Israel, is yet another sign that Israel has no greater ally in the White House than President Trump.
Since taking office, the Trump administration has approved nearly $12 billion in major Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Israel. This decision aligns with President Trump's cancellation of a Biden-era memorandum that imposed baseless and politicized conditions on military aid to Israel, at a time when our closest ally is fighting a survival war on multiple fronts against Iran and terrorist organizations.
Arms deals are not the only step Trump has taken for Israel since becoming US president. Just last night, he invited former hostage Eli Sharabi, along with other former hostages, for a meeting at the White House set for this coming Tuesday, after watching Sharabi's interview on the investigative program "Uvda."
In addition, he shared videos on his TRUTH Social account posted by former hostages Keith Siegel and Agam Berger. Regarding the hostages, he noted that the administration is working to secure their return, emphasizing: "We are going to make it happen, we are doing our best." He added that "some [of the hostages] are coming back in very bad shape, some come back dead, and many of them are young. Young people don't just die like that."
