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US to approve $680m arms sale to Israel: Report

The Financial Times is reporting that US President Joe Biden has provisionally approved a $680m weapons sale to Israel, which was conditioned on Israel accepting a ceasefire in Lebanon. 

This is not a previously announced weapons package. 

The transfer would include JDAMS, which provide precision guidance for "dumb" bombs, as well as hundreds of small-diameter explosives, the Financial Times has reported.