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Israel Seeks More One-Ton Bombs from U.S. Amid Controversy
Confirmed
In Short: The Biden administration has approved a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel that includes 40,000 2,000-pound bombs, drawing renewed attention to the controversial use of such weapons in Gaza.
The Trump administration has approved a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel that would include 40,000 2,000-pound bombs, according to reports.
The proposed package for Israel, which was first reported by USA Today, reflects ongoing tensions between the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the use of such weapons in Gaza.
Congressional support for Israel’s legitimate defense needs remains strong, according to US Representative Hakeem Jeffries, who said, 'This decision does not diminish Congressional support for Israel’s legitimate defense needs.
What's confirmed
- The Trump administration has approved a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel that would include 40,000 2,000-pound bombs, according to reports.
- The proposed package for Israel, which was first reported by USA Today, reflects ongoing tensions between the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the use of such weapons in Gaza.
- Congressional support for Israel’s legitimate defense needs remains strong, according to US Representative Hakeem Jeffries, who said, 'This decision does not diminish Congressional support for Israel’s legitimate defense needs.
What's still developing
- Package includes 40,000 2,000-pound bombs. 18 outlets, one story, no spin found. 9 of 11 outlets skipped it: sale includes I-2000 penetrator warheads.
- The New York Times said the proposed sale would include 40,000 one-ton bombs, and it described their use by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon as drawing international anger because of the civilian harm caused by their wide blast radius.
- “ Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 73,264 Palestinians have been killed ” The Times of India said Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 73,264 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive, and it tied the proposed deal to the Biden administration’s earlier pause over concerns about mass casualties in Gaza.
- See the score → WPDE foregrounds condemnation of Israel and the use of US taxpayer funds.
- Former prime minister Ehud Olmert, who ordered the strike on Deir Ezzor, has admitted that Israel also assassinated Assad’s top military adviser, Muhammad Suleiman, in 2008, the Ynet outlet reported last week.
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- The Deir Ezzor site nuclear reactor was the target of an Israeli strike in September 2007.
- Israel did not officially take responsibility for the bombing for more than a decade, in part to avoid retaliation from Damascus.