The Biden administration is surging weapons to Israel, rapidly sending air defenses and munitions in response to Israeli officials urgent requests for aid, a senior Pentagon official said Monday.
Planes have already taken off, the senior official, who was granted anonymity in order to speak about sensitive plans, told reporters.
The Defense Department is working across its enterprise, including U.S. Central Command, to determine which arms in U.S. inventory can be made quickly available for Israel s defense, as well as pressing industry to expedite the delivery of pending Israeli orders for military equipment, the official said. DOD officials are in constant, ongoing contact with their Israeli counterparts as the needs of the conflict evolve.