Trump Administration Prepares $2.8 Billion Bomb Sale to Israel: Report
The package would include 40,000 bombs and is financed through U.S. taxpayer-backed Foreign Military Financing, according to officials.
- President Donald Trump's administration is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 bombs to Israel, including 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s, The Washington Post reports.
- Among the most destructive munitions in Western arsenals, MK-84 explosions send metal fragments for thousands of feet, rip through concrete, and create large craters; the bombs have been regularly used by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon.
- Following the Hamas-led October 2023 attack that killed 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages, Israel describes its actions as self-defense; Gaza health authorities report more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in the military campaign.
- A June Quinnipiac University poll found 66% of Democrats and 48% of voters believe the United States is too supportive of Israel, up from 16% and 20% in 2017, reflecting shifting public sentiment on the conflict.
- Regional tensions remain high as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed thousands and displaced millions, while The State Department and Israel offered no immediate comment on the proposed munition package.
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Donald Trump's Administration Plans 40,000-Bomb Sale to Israel in $2.8 Billion Deal
Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly preparing to sell Israel 40,000 heavy bombs worth $2.8 billion, with American taxpayers footing most of the bill. As the deal remains unfinished, the package would rank as the largest single sale of 2,000-pound munitions to Israel in recent years. The proposed $2.8 billion arms package would be largely financed […]
Through this information, delivered by the "Washington Post" and the "New York Times" on the night of Monday to Tuesday, the Trump administration continues its unconditional support for the Hebrew state, yet strongly criticized for its near-discontinous bombing of Gaza despite the ceasefire.
The American newspaper The Washington Post revealed that the United States intends to agree to a $2.8 billion arms deal with the Israeli regime.
The US President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to complete a new arms deal with Israel worth some $2.8 billion, including tens of thousands of heavily destroyed heavy bombs, in a package that Washington is proceeding with despite the controversy that accompanied the use of this type of ammunition in the war on the Gaza Strip.
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