#armssales — Public Fediverse posts

#usa #israel #palestine #usforeignpolicy #armssales #dangerofescalation #Gaza

„The Trump administration plans to deliver 60,000 of the powerful munitions at a time when opposition is growing in Washington to arms sales to Israel.“

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/world/middleeast/israel-one-ton-bombs-us.html?unlocked_article_code=1.B1E.P4Ik.xpgtsChvhUD_&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#usa #israel #palestine #usforeignpolicy #armssales #dangerofescalation #Gaza

„A New York Times investigation in December 2023 found that the Israeli military routinely used one-ton bombs in the weeks immediately after the 2023 attack and identified more than 200 instances of Israel dropping the powerful munitions, including in densely populated areas.“

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/why-israel-wants-more-heavy-bombs-from-the-us-and-why-the-sale-is-controversial

See also:

#usa #israel palestine : #usforeignpolicy / #armssales / #dangerofescalation

„The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000lb 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 delivery two years ago.“

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/trump-administration-bomb-supply-israel-gaza