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US approves bombs, jets for Israel amid threat of offensive in Gaza’s Rafah

People recover a child's body from a destroyed building following Israeli air strikes in Rafah, Gaza, on March 29, 2024 [Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images]

The United States has greenlighted the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets to Israel, The Washington Post reported, even as it publicly expresses concerns about the long-threatened Israeli invasion of Gaza’s Rafah and the rising civilian casualties in the enclave.

The new arms package includes more than 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, according to Pentagon and Department of State officials, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

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