Trump plans $2.8 billion Israel arms deal amid Gaza war scrutiny

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The 2,000-pound bombs have been regularly used by Israel in Gaza as well as in Lebanon, drawing scrutiny from rights experts.
42% : A June Quinnipiac University poll found 48 percent of voters and 66 percent of Democrats believe the United States is too supportive of Israel, up from 16 percent and 20 percent when the question was first asked in 2017.
39% : US public support for Israel has fallen since the Gaza war began in 2023, particularly among Democrats.
39% : More than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military campaign, according to Gaza health authorities.
38% : WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs, according to a US official familiar with the sale.
37% : Iran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases.
35% : Israel calls its actions self-defense, after Hamas-led militants killed 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages in an October 2023 attack.
28% : The US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
20% : A UN inquiry determined that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza, a charge Isarel rejects.

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