Politics & Diplomacy
Trump administration plans to accelerate sales of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel
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The Trump administration is preparing to speed up sales of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in a multibillion-dollar transaction, the Washington Post reported. According to an American source cited by the Ma'an news agency, this would mark the largest single sale of this munitions type in recent years.
The accelerated weapons deal comes as the incoming U.S. administration takes office amid ongoing regional conflict.
