Trump administration plans to resume deliveries of 2,000-lb bombs to Israel
Summary
The Trump administration plans to send large 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of a $2.8 billion arms deal. This comes after the Biden administration paused similar deliveries over concerns about civilian casualties in Gaza during ongoing conflict.Key Facts
- The arms deal includes 40,000 bombs, split evenly between MK-84 and BLU-117 types.
- Most of the deal will be funded by U.S. foreign military financing, meaning U.S. taxpayers help pay for the weapons.
- The bombs are designed for different uses: some penetrate underground targets, others explode above ground causing wide damage.
- Israel has used U.S.-made bombs in Gaza, targeting Hamas tunnels but also affecting crowded civilian areas.
- The conflict began after a Hamas attack in October 2023 that killed about 1,200 people in Israel and took 251 hostage.
- Since then, more than 73,000 Palestinians have died, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
- The Trump administration bypassed usual Congress review to approve a nearly $3 billion arms sale last year, and later approved more sales totaling $6.67 billion.
- The international community has criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza, leading to some isolation.
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