Trump sends $3 billion MORE arms to Israel

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has approved three separate sales, which will now be sent to Congress for approval, according to the State Department.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the packages are as follows:

• $2.04bn in bomb bodies and warheads, including 𝟑𝟓,𝟓𝟐𝟗 𝐌𝐊 𝟖𝟒 𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐋𝐔-𝟏𝟏𝟕 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐬 and 𝟒,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐈-𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬. Delivery expected in 2026.

• $295m in bulldozers and related equipment, including 𝐃𝟗 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬. Delivery expected to begin in 2027.

•$675.7m in other bomb bodies and related equipment, including 𝟐𝟎𝟏 𝐌𝐊 𝟖𝟑 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎-𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 (𝟒𝟓𝟎𝐤𝐠) 𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐬, 𝟒,𝟕𝟗𝟗 𝐁𝐋𝐔-𝟏𝟏𝟎𝐀/𝐁 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎-𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐉𝐃𝐀𝐌 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐬. Delivery expected in 2028.

The agency said the sales “will improve Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defence, and serve as a deterrent to regional threats”.