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Washington set to approve $2.8 bn arms package for Israel

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What happened

The US federal government is on track to approve a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel, US media reported Tuesday, with the sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs among the largest munitions packages sold in recent years.

Key facts

  • The US federal government is on track to approve a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel, US media reported Tuesday, with the sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs among the largest munitions packages sold in recent years.
  • Reported by France 24 and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:24:15 UTC.

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  4. UK trade unions back motion to boycott and sanction Israel

  5. Washington set to approve $2.8 bn arms package for Israel

  6. Jerusalem Daily: US to send $2.8BN worth of weapons to Israel

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