Trump administration plans $2.8bn sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel
The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8bn package of 2,000-pound bombs for Israel, according to reports cited in the supplied material. The proposed sale would include 40,000 munitions and is being described as the largest single transfer of this type in recent years. The package is linked to Foreign Military Financing, the US mechanism that provides funds Israel can use to buy American weapons.The reported package includes 20,000 MK-84 general-purpose bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs, along with I-2000 Penetrator warheads designed to strike hardened underground targets. The deal has been informally notified to congressional committees, but it has not yet... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Sep 2026 05:00 LONDON
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