US President Joe Biden will submit a request to Congress that includes defense aid to Ukraine and Israel. It will amount to about $100 billion, Bloomberg reports.
Sources say that the comprehensive package is designed to attract broad bipartisan support for Israel after the Hamas attack and facilitate the transfer of aid to Ukraine.
A person familiar with the administration's efforts to coordinate the request said the details of the package were still being worked out and emphasized that the amount would cover the entire fiscal year. The previous White House request, which included $24 billion in aid to Ukraine, covered only a three-month period.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he expects the administration to send the request "by the end of this week" and that it will include military, diplomatic, intelligence and humanitarian aid for Israel.
"We would like to get the supplemental package as soon as possible because the needs are great in both Israel and Ukraine," he said.
