US House of Representatives approves aid to Israel
US House of Representatives approves aid to Israel (photo: Getty Images)
The United States House of Representatives passed a bill to help Israel, reports CNN.
Today, April 20, the US House of Representatives passed a supplemental Israel Security Act. The law was passed with 366 votes.
What does this package include:
- $26.4 billion in aid to Israel;
- 4 billion dollars for the Iron Dome and Sling of David missile defense systems;
- 1.2 billion dollars for the Iron Beam defense system;
- 4.4 billion dollars to replenish defense goods and services provided to Israel;
- 3.5 billion dollars for the purchase of advanced weapons systems and other goods under the Foreign Military Financing program;
- 9.2 billion dollars for humanitarian assistance, including emergency food, shelter, and basic services, to the population affected by crisis situations.
Voting in the US House of Representatives
Today, April 20, the US Congress approved the aid to Ukraine.
You can learn more about what will happen next with the bill and when Ukraine will receive the aid in an RBC-Ukraine article.
We also reported that prior to this bill, the US House of Representatives approved the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
