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The Trump administration plans a $2.8 billion package to sell Israel 40,000 bombs (20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s) funded through Foreign Military Financing, a landmark sale that has drawn bipartisan criticism over civilian harm in Gaza; Congress has been notified and some lawmakers say they will try to block it, while analysts view the timing as reinforcing unconditional U.S. support for Israel.
The Trump administration is informally notifying Congress about a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel that would deliver 40,000 2,000-pound bombs (20,000 Mk84s and 20,000 BLU-117s), funded largely through foreign military financing. The deal, not yet final, underscores ongoing US support for Israel’s military capacity amid the Gaza conflict and follows past pauses and shifts in shipments.
The Washington Post reports the Trump administration plans a $2.8 billion Foreign Military Financing package to Israel that would effectively gift Israel about 40,000 bombs—mostly 2,000-pound MK-84s and BLU-117s—financed with U.S. taxpayer dollars, bypassing traditional arms-sale procedures; the move comes as polls show Americans oppose more aid to Israel and Congress is notified of the plan.