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The US State Department has approved the potential sale of nearly $3 billion worth of bombs, demolition kits, and other weaponry to Israel, the Pentagon said in statements on Friday.
The prospective weapons sales were notified to Congress on Friday afternoon on an emergency basis.
That process sidesteps a long-standing practice of giving the chairs and ranking members of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees the opportunity to review the sale and ask for more information before making a formal notification to Congress.
The sales included 35,529 general-purpose bomb bodies for 2,000-pound bombs and 4,000 bunker-busting 2,000-pound bombs made by General Dynamics. While the Pentagon said that deliveries would begin in 2026, it also said "there is a possibility that a portion of this procurement will come from US stock" which could mean immediate delivery for some of the weapons.
A second package, valued at $675 million, consisted of five thousand 1,000-pound bombs and corresponding kits to help guide the "dumb" bombs. Delivery for this package was estimated to be in 2028.
A third notification consisted of $295 million worth of Caterpillar D9 bulldozers.
www.jpost.com
It took the so called Palestinians years to build the tunnel systems and it will take year to destroy it beyond the possibility of repair, and until it has all been destroyed, Hamas has not been disarmed, so the "Day After" is years away. Lots of time to talk about it.
The prospective weapons sales were notified to Congress on Friday afternoon on an emergency basis.
That process sidesteps a long-standing practice of giving the chairs and ranking members of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees the opportunity to review the sale and ask for more information before making a formal notification to Congress.
The sales included 35,529 general-purpose bomb bodies for 2,000-pound bombs and 4,000 bunker-busting 2,000-pound bombs made by General Dynamics. While the Pentagon said that deliveries would begin in 2026, it also said "there is a possibility that a portion of this procurement will come from US stock" which could mean immediate delivery for some of the weapons.
A second package, valued at $675 million, consisted of five thousand 1,000-pound bombs and corresponding kits to help guide the "dumb" bombs. Delivery for this package was estimated to be in 2028.
A third notification consisted of $295 million worth of Caterpillar D9 bulldozers.
State Dept okays sale of munitions to Israel for estimated $3 bln | The Jerusalem Post
This marks the second time this month the Trump administration has declared an emergency to quickly approve weapons sales to Israel.
www.jpost.com
It took the so called Palestinians years to build the tunnel systems and it will take year to destroy it beyond the possibility of repair, and until it has all been destroyed, Hamas has not been disarmed, so the "Day After" is years away. Lots of time to talk about it.
