Rubio signs declaration to expedite delivery of $4 billion in military aid to Israel | 2 March 2025 | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday he had signed a declaration to expedite delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to Israel. The Trump administration has approved nearly $12 billion in major foreign military sales to Israel, Rubio said in a statement, adding that it "will continue to use all available tools to fulfill America's long-standing commitment to Israel's security, including means to counter security threats." Rubio said he had used emergency authority to expedite the delivery of military assistance to its Middle East ally... The Pentagon said on Friday that the State Department had approved the potential sale of nearly $3 billion worth of bombs, demolition kits and other weaponry to Israel. [All the money we're saving with DOGE is being transferred to Israel.]