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Trump Resumes Israel Bomb Shipments Worth $2.8B

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump resumed shipments of 20,000 MK-84 and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs to Israel.
The shipment totals about 40,000 tons, valued at $2.8 billion, the largest U.S. conventional ordnance transfer.
Biden halted delivery of roughly 1,800 MK-84 and 1,700 500-pound bombs in May 2024, per CNN.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) shared Tucker Carlson’s post, saying U.S. weapons kill tens of thousands of civilians.

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U.S. President Donald Trump resumed shipments of 20,000 MK-84 and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs to Israel.
The shipment totals about 40,000 tons, valued at $2.8 billion, the largest U.S. conventional ordnance transfer.
Biden halted delivery of roughly 1,800 MK-84 and 1,700 500-pound bombs in May 2024, per CNN.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) shared Tucker Carlson’s post, saying U.S. weapons kill tens of thousands of civilians.