The Trump administration is pressing for approval of a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel that would include 40,000 2,000-pound bombs, potentially making it the largest single US sale of such munitions to the country in recent years, The Washington Post reported, citing US officials familiar with the matter. The proposed package has been informally notified to congressional committees but has not yet received final approval.
The planned shipment would contain two types of 2,000-pound bombs: 20,000 MK-84 general-purpose bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs, the latter a variant of the MK-84. The package would also include 20,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads.
