Washington DC, May 3 -- The Trump administration has approved more than USD 8 billion in weapons sales to Gulf nations and Israel, invoking emergency powers to bypass congressional review requirements, according to statements from the US State Department, cited by The Hill.

The approved sales include Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) for the United Arab Emirates, worth USD 147.6 million, as well as separate USD 992.4 million APKWS packages for Israel and Qatar. The department also approved a USD 4.01 billion replenishment of Qatar's Patriot missile capabilities and a USD 2.5 billion Integrated Battle Command System sale to Kuwait.

According to the State Department, as reported by The Hill, the APKWS packages include rocket ...