🔶 Trump wants to send 40,000 heavy bombs to Israeli prisoners
America plans to send 40,000 bombs to Israeli prisoners; A contract with most of its cost provided by Washington's military aid. The use of American weapons in Gaza has faced human rights criticism.
The administration of Donald Trump, the president of the United States, plans to transfer 40,000 heavy bombs to Israeli prisoners in the form of a contract worth 2.8 billion dollars.
According to Reuters, this shipment includes 20,000 MK-84 bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs, each weighing about 2,000 pounds, equivalent to 907 kilograms.
According to reports, this will be one of the largest contracts for the sale of bombs of this type to Israeli prisoners in recent years.
This contract has not yet been finalized and is in the planning phase, and the relevant committees of the US Congress have been informally informed about it.
POWs Israel used this type of heavy bombs many times in the war in Gaza. According to the Washington Post, 2,000-pound bombs have been used in hundreds of incidents in Gaza and Lebanon, often resulting in civilian casualties. The use of these bombs in the densely populated areas of Gaza has also been criticized for human rights.