The US House of Representatives will hold votes this week on four separate bills to provide US military aid to Ukraine and Israel, after months of disagreements and counterclaims between the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican opponents, he announced yesterday. Monday the president of the body of this Congress.

The issue took on much more urgency after Iran’s drone and missile attack against Israel on Saturday night into Sunday in retaliation for the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus this month.

“This week, we will consider separate bills,” including texts that would allow us to “fund our Israeli ally” and also “support Ukraine in its war to repel Russian aggression,” Speaker Mike Johnson said. .

The Republican speaker of the House of Representatives clarified that the amounts provided for in the bills would be roughly the same as those included in a single bill approved by the Senate more than two months ago, but there would be some differences, such as that part of the aid will be made available in the form of loans.

The bills would also provide aid to Taiwan and other US allies in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as funding for other US national security priorities. “We know the world is watching to see how we will react,” the Republican said, explaining that the international community is waiting to see “whether we will stand by our allies and defend our interests around the world. And we will.”

The bill passed by the Senate in February included $60 billion in funding for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, billions of dollars to aid Taiwan and allies in Asia facing Chinese claims, as well as granting humanitarian help.

Always according to the Speaker of the House Johnson, the votes will probably be held on Friday night (i.e. in the early hours of Saturday Greek time).