At a critical moment when Israel and Hamas may resume negotiations, the US Department of Defense announced on the 13th that the US government has approved a new round of arms sales to Israel worth about 20 billion dollars, including a large number of fighter jets and air-to-air missiles and other advanced equipment. According to a statement issued by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency on the 13th, the round of arms sales to Israel approved by US Secretary of State Blinken, including $18.82 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets and related equipment, $102.5 million worth of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, $774.1 million worth of 120 mm tank ammunition, High-explosive mortar rounds worth $61.1 million and tactical vehicles worth $583.1 million, among others