The State Department has told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

State Department informs Congress of plans for $7 billion-plus arms sales to Israel as Netanyahu visits Washington.

The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted US President Donald Trump a golden pager during their meeting in Washington on Tuesday, an Israeli political source told CNN.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill as part of his visit to Washington, D.C. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard reports on the meetings the prime minister had after President Trump floated the idea of the United States possibly taking ownership of the Gaza Strip.