The US plans a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel, funded mostly by American taxpayers
- The United States plans to sell Israel a $2.8 billion package of 40,000 heavy bombs and 20,000 penetrator warheads.
- Most of it runs through Foreign Military Financing, where American taxpayers fund Israel's purchase of American weapons.
- Former President Biden paused deliveries of these same bombs in 2024 over civilian deaths in Gaza, and Trump lifted the hold.
Source: reuters.com
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