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Trump plans bomb sale to Israel
The gist
Trump administration plans a $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.
The package is not final and would be the largest such sale in years.
How it unfolded
- Sep 15, 2026The Washington Post first reports the Trump administration is preparing a multibillion-dollar sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, described by a U.S. official as the largest single sale of the controversial munition in recent years.
- Sep 15, 2026Reuters and other outlets report the package is worth $2.8 billion and includes 20,000 MK 84s and 20,000 BLU-117s, according to U.S. officials and a person familiar with the plan; the package is not yet final and Congress has been informally notified.
- Sep 15, 2026The New York Times reports the administration has approved a $2.8 billion sale of heavy bombs, including 20,000 each of the MK-84 and BLU-117 bombs and 20,000 bunker-busting I-2000 penetrator warheads, according to a U.S. official.