US readies new $1B arms sale to Israel, WSJ reports

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — A U.S. Marine ordnance technician drives a munitions loader with a 1,000 pound bomb, Japan, May 16, 2011. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles Clark via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

(Reuters) -     U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has asked congressional leaders to approve new transfers of roughly $1 billion worth of bombs and other military hardware to Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. 

The planned weapons sales include 4,700 1,000-pound bombs, worth more than $700 million, and armored bulldozers built by Caterpillar, worth more than $300 million, the report added, citing sources. 

 (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru)