The Biden administration has notified Congress of a potential $8 billion arms deal with Israel, two US officials said, as Washington continues to support its ally whose war on the Gaza Strip has killed tens of thousands.

Israel is mobilizing for a new front in Yemen against the Houthis, knowing that it cannot launch attacks alone without US military support. The Washington Post reported that “Israel is preparing for a new front against the Houthis in Yemen, which means another chapter in a war that continues to expand.”

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has acquiesced to a decision by the opposition-controlled parliament and declared an end to martial law in the country.

The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump before the presidential election held last Tuesday, which the Republican candidate won for a four-year term starting in January.

US President Joe Biden said on Friday that the United States was not aware of the Israeli airstrike on Beirut and did not participate in it, at a time when the Lebanese army imposed a precautionary security cordon around the US embassy in Lebanon.

Washington is set to provide Israel with $3.5 billion to spend on US weapons and military equipment, releasing the money months after Congress allocated it, CNN reported on Friday, citing informed sources.