US media revealed on the 15th that the US government is in the process of supplying $2.8 billion worth of ammunition to Israel, including tens of thousands of highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs. This arms sales plan has been criticized. The “Washington Post” and other media quoted anonymous federal officials and people familiar with the matter as reporting that the ammunition to be provided by the US side includes 40,000 2,000 pound bombs, including 20,000 MK-84 and BLU-117 bombs, and 20,000 I-2000 drill warheads. The US government has unofficially informed Congress about this arms sale plan. Most of the funds for this arms sale will be paid through a “foreign military financing” program, where the US provides funds to Israel in the form of grants or loans, and Israel will then use this money to buy weapons from the US. Essentially, the US government paid to buy bombs for Israel to use. The “Washington Post” pointed out in its report that the 2,000 pound bomb is one of the most destructive munitions in Western arsenals. An MK-84 bomb has a killing range of hundreds of meters. It can damage heavy concrete or metal structures and leave huge craters on the ground. When former Democratic President Joe Biden was in office, he suspended the supply of such heavy bombs to Israel due to concerns about Palestinian civilian casualties. The report pointed out that during the clashes between the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, the Israeli military used 2,000 pound bombs hundreds of times. According to other media, the Israeli military even did not hesitate to use a heavy bomb to clear a one-man target, causing a large number of civilian casualties.

US media revealed on the 15th that the US government is in the process of supplying $2.8 billion worth of ammunition to Israel, including tens of thousands of highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs. This arms sales plan has been criticized. The “Washington Post” and other media quoted anonymous federal officials and people familiar with the matter as reporting that the ammunition to be provided by the US side includes 40,000 2,000 pound bombs, including 20,000 MK-84 and BLU-117 bombs, and 20,000 I-2000 drill warheads. The US government has unofficially informed Congress about this arms sale plan. Most of the funds for this arms sale will be paid through a “foreign military financing” program, where the US provides funds to Israel in the form of grants or loans, and Israel will then use this money to buy weapons from the US. Essentially, the US government paid to buy bombs for Israel to use. The “Washington Post” pointed out in its report that the 2,000 pound bomb is one of the most destructive munitions in Western arsenals. An MK-84 bomb has a killing range of hundreds of meters. It can damage heavy concrete or metal structures and leave huge craters on the ground. When former Democratic President Joe Biden was in office, he suspended the supply of such heavy bombs to Israel due to concerns about Palestinian civilian casualties. The report pointed out that during the clashes between the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, the Israeli military used 2,000 pound bombs hundreds of times. According to other media, the Israeli military even did not hesitate to use a heavy bomb to clear a one-man target, causing a large number of civilian casualties.