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Trump plans $2.8B heavy bomb package for Israel

Published : Wednesday, 16 September, 2026 at 2:05 PM

Observer Online Report

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The United States is preparing to deliver a $2.8 billion arms package containing 40,000 heavy 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, drawing intense scrutiny over the potential for massive civilian casualties.

The proposed package includes 20,000 Mk84 general-purpose bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 aircraft bombs. Most of the transaction is set to be funded through the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, which utilizes US taxpayer dollars to grant Israel funds that are subsequently used to purchase American-made munitions from defense contractors like General Dynamics. Congress has already received informal notification of the pending transfer.

The delivery of 2,000-pound bombs was previously paused under the Biden administration due to grave concerns over mass casualties in densely populated civilian areas of Gaza. However, President Donald Trump lifted the hold upon taking office.

Last year, the Trump administration bypassed standard congressional review procedures to approve a nearly $3 billion munitions transfer to Israel, followed by another $6.67 billion in arms sales approved in January.

Tucker Carlson with his Statement

Political commentator Tucker Carlson heavily criticized the planned transfer, characterizing the 40,000-ton explosive payload as the largest transfer of conventional explosive ordnance in modern history. Carlson argued that the shipment carries more than three times the destructive yield of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and exceeds the payload of major World War II aerial operations, such as the March 1945 Allied bombing of Berlin. Pointing to the Mark 84's half-mile destruction radius, he asserted that deploying such weapons in urban areas lacks operational justification and inflicts severe harm on noncombatants.

While the proposed shipment underscores a resilient bilateral military framework between Washington and Jerusalem, it comes at a time of heightened regional tension and growing international isolation for Israel over its ongoing military operations in Gaza and cross-border engagements in Lebanon.

The package currently awaits formal congressional review before final shipment can proceed.

-SA

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