The US House of Representatives has approved $1bn funding to help Israel replenish its Iron Dome air defense system.
The bill was passed by the house by a comfortable majority of 420 to 9, reported Reuters. It was passed separately after the proposal was removed from a broader bill that addressed a possible government shutdown.
The bill will now move to the US Senate for approval.
After the passage of the bill, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said: “Iron Dome is a purely defensive system, designed to safeguard all civilians living in Israel. The system was co-developed by the US and Israel and has saved thousands of lives.
Iron Dome is developed as a multi-mission mobile air defence system to destroy short-range rockets and 155mm artillery shell threats. It has a range of around 70km.