Some 52 US F16 A planes for Israel

During the current week, the US administration approved the Israeli request to buy some 52 other US warplanes " F16 A" at USD 2 billion.

In January, 2000, Israel had bought 50 planes of the same type at a cost of USD 2.5 billion, according to the Israeli daily Maareve.

The paper added on Friday that this deal is the largest for buying warplanes by Israel from the USA.

Israel will receive the first shift of these planes by the mid of 2003 and each plane will be at a cost of USD 40- 50 million.