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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US plans large-scale weapons sale to Israel
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of highly destructive 2,000pound bombs, according to a U.S. official familiar with the sale.
Trump admin plans weapons sale to Israel
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of highly destructive 2,000pound bombs, according to a U.S. official familiar with the sale.
The United States is planning a new arms deal with Israel, which includes about 40 thousand powerful bombs and has a value of 2.8 billion dollars, about 2.42 billion euros.According to two US officials and a person familiar with the plan, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the package includes Mk84 and BLU-117 air bombs, weighing 900 kilograms each.It is about the same category of ammunition that had caused concern during the Joe Biden adminis…
The Administration has informed the relevant Congressional committees that oversee large arms sales of the operation.
According to media reports, Donald Trump has approved the sale of tens of thousands of bombs to Israel, a billion-dollar deal that sparks new concerns for the civilian population in the Gaza Strip.
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 […]
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