The US State Department is planning to sell $8 billion in arms to Israel, marking what will likely be the Biden administration’s last weapons sale to its ally.

The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel, U.S. officials say, as the American ally presses forward with its war against Hamas in Gaza. Some of the arms in the package could be sent through current U.

The Biden administration says it is helping its ally defend against Iran-backed militant groups like Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen.

Israel has warned on Sunday that its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah could collapse if the Iran-backed group does not withdraw beyond the Litani River, one of the key stipulations of the truce.

The diminished Lebanese militant group has threatened to resume fighting if Israel does not withdraw its forces by the 60-day deadline.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned that the ceasefire with the Lebanese Hezbollah militia is in danger, according to a report by the Times of Israel. Israel will be "forced to act" if Hezbollah fighters do not withdraw from southern Lebanon as mandated by the ceasefire agreement,