U.S. readies new $1 billion arms sale to Israel, WSJ reports

(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)

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