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2026-09-16 10:16:12
[US Media: Trump Administration Plans to Sell $2.8 Billion Worth of 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel, Pressuring Congress for Approval] (1) According to the Washington Post, the Trump administration is preparing to sell a batch of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel worth billions of dollars, which would be the largest single sale of controversial munitions in recent years. (2) A US official revealed that the $2.8 billion package includes 40,000 bombs, each weighing 2,000 pounds, of which 20,000 are MK-84s and 20,000 are BLU-117s; the sale also includes 20,000 I-2000 penetrating warheads. (3) The MK-84 is one of the most destructive munitions in the Western arsenal. When it explodes, metal fragments fly thousands of feet in all directions, penetrating metal and thick concrete, and often leaving huge craters on the ground. (4) Although such orders may take years to deliver, approving such a sale would send a broader signal on bilateral relations. (5) The Trump administration is pressuring leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee to approve the sale.
