Trump administration plans $2.8b arms sale to Israel including powerful 2,000-pound bombs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The proposed deal is the latest in a series of measures by the Trump administration aimed at strengthening Israel's military capabilities.
58% : In January, the administration approved another series of arms sales to Israel worth a total of $6.67 billion.
51% : Most of the package would be financed through foreign military financing, under which US taxpayer funds are provided to Israel, which then uses the money to purchase US-made weapons.
45% : Although the heaviest fighting in Gaza has eased since the fragile ceasefire began in October, Israel has continued conducting strikes in the territory.
44% : Last year, the Trump administration bypassed the usual congressional review process to approve an arms sale worth nearly $3 billion to Israel that included more than 35,500 of the bombs.
40% : Israel says its strikes are carried out in response to those attacks and other violations of the ceasefire.
39% : The Hamas-led assault on southern Israel in 2023 killed about 1,200 people and resulted in 251 others being taken hostage.
38% : The package, first reported by The Washington Post, comes as Israel faces growing international isolation over its war in Gaza, launched in response to the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas.
38% : Israel's subsequent offensive in Gaza has killed more than 73,264 Palestinians, including those killed since the ceasefire began, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
33% : Kushner met Netanyahu last month and urged Israel to reduce its attacks as part of efforts to move the ceasefire deal forward.
29% : The Trump administration is planning to supply Israel with powerful 2,000-pound bombs as part of a forthcoming $2.8 billion arms package, weapons that raised concerns over potential mass casualties in Gaza and led the Biden administration to suspend their delivery two years ago.

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