The Biden administration is drafting a $100 billion foreign aid package that includes assistance for Israel as well as other top security priorities, according to report from various sources.
Details on the spending request were still being finalized ahead of an official request sent by the White House to Congress this week.
It was gathered that the “bulk” of the assistance will likely go toward Ukraine, while others also said that it included $10 billion for Israel. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details that hadn’t been announced yet by the White House.
The request comes as President Joe Biden travels to Israel in a show of unity with the Jewish state following the brutal Oct. 7 attack on civilians by Hamas terrorists from Gaza.
On Capitol Hill, Senate leaders suggested Tuesday that such a sweeping aid package would find support among lawmakers.
Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said he would support bundling aid for Ukraine and Israel and that he expects the administration to include money for border security, too.
“The border part of it needs to be credible, not just some reference to it but a credible deal,” he told reporters.
The aid proposal for Israel follows extensive discussions between the two countries, with Israel appearing to opt — at least for now — against a massive ground invasion of Gaza, even as international groups accuse Israel of worsening a humanitarian crisis by not allowing food or water into Gaza and cutting off electricity.
