The approved sales include 30 Apache helicopters, which were used by Israeli forces to attack Palestinians during the Gaza genocide.

Washington approved $6.67 billion worth of weapons sales to Israel amid a fragile ceasefire in Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.

The U.S. State Department said on Friday that Israel has been approved to purchase U.S.-made weapons, including 30 Apache attack helicopters worth $3.8 billion and infantry assault vehicles worth $1.98 billion.

Boeing and Lockheed Martin will sell Apache helicopters to Israel, Reuters reports. According to Reuters, the third military contract is worth $740 million, and another $150 million will be used to purchase light utility helicopters.

Israeli forces have made extensive use of Apache helicopters to fire on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, where at least 71,662 people are trapped killed According to Gaza health officials, Israel has been waging war in the enclave since October 2023.

“The United States is committed to Israel’s security and it is critical to our national interests to assist Israel in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability,” the State Department said in a statement on Friday.

“The proposed sale is consistent with these objectives,” the department said.

The United States also ships billions of dollars worth of military supplies to Israel every year, including weapons and equipment Most sent as aid rather than sales.

Human rights groups and U.N. experts have been calling on the United States to halt arms shipments to Israel, which they say contribute to Israel’s ability to wage a genocidal war in Gaza.

While the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has remained largely unchanged since it came into effect on October 10, 2025, Israeli forces have continued to launch attacks against Palestinians in the war-torn territory, killing nearly 500 people despite an agreement to end the fighting.

The U.S. State Department also said on Friday that it had approved a $9 billion sale to Saudi Arabia of 730 Patriot missiles and related equipment to defend against incoming attacks.

“This enhanced capability will protect Saudi Arabian, U.S. and local allied ground forces and will significantly enhance Saudi Arabia’s contribution to the region’s integrated air and missile defense system,” the State Department said.

The sale of U.S. missile defense equipment comes as U.S. President Donald Trump said a large “fleet” of U.S. warships had been redeployed near Iran in anticipation of a possible U.S. attack on Tehran.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone call earlier this week The Kingdom “will not allow its airspace or territory to be used for any military operations against Iran or for any attack by any party, regardless of origin.”