Trump Administration Prepares $2.8 Billion Bomb Sale to Israel: Report
The package would include 40,000 bombs and 20,000 penetrator warheads, according to The Washington Post.
- 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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Trump intends to transfer 40 heavy bombs to Israel
The Trump administration is preparing to send to Congress a draft deal with Israel worth approximately $2,8 billion. This deal includes the sale of 40 heavy weapons to Israel. aviation bombs, including 2000-pound (over 900 kg) MK-84 and BLU-117 bombs....
The Trump administration is preparing to send to Congress a draft deal with Israel worth about $2.8 billion, a deal that involves the sale to Israel of 40,000 heavy aerial bombs, including 2,000-pound (more than 900 kg) MK-84 and BLU-117.
Trump administration plans $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel, sources say
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 2,000-pound bombs, according to a U.S. official familiar with the sale.
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