Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale

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The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their del…

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  • The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their del…
  • Reported by France 24 and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:45:44 UTC.

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