In one of his first foreign policy moves, President-elect Donald Trump is pledging to end the Biden administration's restrictions on military aid towards Israel.
The promise is part of a tentative deal that would require Israel to agree to a temporary cease-fire in Lebanon, Israel's Channel 12 News reported.
The Biden administration has placed some controls on weapons shipments over the deadly bombardment of Gaza, where some 43,000 people have been killed.
Biden controversially paused sending 3,500 heavy bombs in May over Israel's planned invasion of Rafah.
Israel has been fighting a two-front war with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza. The conflict with Hezbollah has escalated recently, with Israel invading southern Lebanon in October.
Israel's Channel 12News was the first to report that Trump has promised to lift restrictions on weapons to Israel, with the understanding that Israel agrees to a 60-day cease-fire with Hezbollah.
Trump's promise to lift arms restrictions could embolden Israel to prosecute its war aims more decisively starting in January.
"The Trump administration’s commitment grants Israel greater operational freedom—whether to pursue a cease-fire in Lebanon or, if needed, to take more decisive action with U.S. backing and no restrictions," Channel 12 News' chief political analyst Amit Segal told Fox News Digital.
A top Israeli official visited Mar-A-Lago last weekend to discuss a cease-fire deal with Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, the Washington Post reported.
The deal is meant to be a "welcome gift" and an early foreign policy win for Trump as he embarks on a historic second term.
Trump was strongly pro-Israel during his first term, but his relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soured after he quickly congratulated Joe Biden on the 2020 election.
It remains to be seen how Trump will shape foreign policy starting in January, but his Cabinet picks have been generally hawkish and pro-Israel.
On the campaign trail this year, President-elect Trump pledged to stop the war in Gaza, which helped win him support from Arab and Muslim voters in states like Michigan who were unhappy with the Biden administration's continued support of Israel.
The White House issued a 30-day ultimatum in October for Israel to improve humanitarian conditions there or lose access to weapons, but the administration backed down this week, saying Israel had made progress.
