“WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it was approving military sales worth a total of over $8.6 billion to Middle Eastern allies Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The announcement comes as the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran marked nine weeks since its start and more than three weeks since a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war came into effect. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh, Ryan Patrick Jones and Christian Martinez)
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