WASHINGTON, March 2, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said he had signed a declaration to expedite around $4 billion in military assistance to Israel.

"I have signed a declaration to use emergency authorities to expedite the delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to Israel," Rubio said in a short statement, while noting that a partial arms embargo imposed under former president Joe Biden had been reversed.