The Trump administration has notified Congress of plans to sell nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel, the latest show of U.S. support as the country faces growing international isolation over its war in Gaza.

The package includes a $3.8 billion deal for 30 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, nearly doubling Israel's fleet, and a $1.9 billion sale of 3,200 infantry assault vehicles for the army, a U.S. official and another person familiar with the proposal told the Associated Press. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because the plans have not been made public.

Deliveries would take at least two to three years, officials said. The proposed sales come as U.S.-backed efforts to broker an end to Israel's nearly two-year conflict with Hamas have faltered, and days after Israel's strike

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