In the midst of Israel's carnage in Gaza, American and Israeli officials met in Washington this week to discuss progress on major arms deals that would supply Israel with dozens of fighter jets, Apache helicopters, and munitions.

One deal includes a new squadron of 25 F-35 fighter jets and is worth about $3 billion. The Israeli Ministry of Defense first announced its intention to purchase F-35 aircraft last summer and said that they would be purchased using aid provided by the United States.

Israeli media sources said that Israel also intends to purchase a squadron of 25 F-15IA fighter aircraft and a squadron of 12 Apache helicopters. It is unclear how the F-15 and Apache jets will be paid for, but the United States is looking to give Israel an additional $14 billion in military aid on top of the $3.8 billion it receives each year.

It is noteworthy that the American F-35 fighter jets are considered the best fighter in the world, and carry unique technical advantages, such as the stealth feature that cannot be detected by radar, at a cost of more than 100 million dollars per aircraft, and have not been used in the field until now except in Bombing defenseless Palestinian citizens in the besieged Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of civilians.

The Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Eyal Zamir, met this week in Washington with senior officials in the State Department and the Pentagon to discuss combat aircraft and helicopters. The Times of Israel reported that the next step for signing the deals is for the two governments to formally approve them, which will likely happen in the coming weeks. Delivery of combat aircraft and helicopters will take a few years.

Zamir also discussed the continued US supply of bombs and other types of munitions to support the Israeli offensive in Gaza. The United States has delivered more than 10,000 tons of weapons to Israel since October 7, demonstrating strong American support for the Israeli campaign, which has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians, including 10,000 children.