US Israel arms sale: Trump plans $2.8 Billion bombs deal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Concerns over use of 2,000-Pound bombs The proposed shipment has drawn attention because Israel has used 2,000-pound bombs during its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
43% : The Donald Trump administration is planning a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel that would include tens of thousands of 2,000-pound bombs, according to a US official familiar with the proposed deal.
43% : A former US Army explosive-ordnance-disposal technician told The Washington Post that Israel regularly uses the bombs when targeting buildings.
37% : "That's assuming that you have valid military targets to start with because there are concerns about what Israel deems to be valid military targets," he added.
35% : Israel has repeatedly said that it does not intentionally target civilians.
33% : "Given the way Israel conducted its air war in Gaza and, to some extent, in southern Lebanon, there are real concerns about how such weapons would be used in densely populated areas," Finucane told the newspaper.
18% : Former US President Joe Biden paused a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in 2024 over concerns about possible civilian harm.

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