The US this week quietly authorised the switch of a whole bunch of two,000lb bombs to Israel, regardless of rising considerations over a deliberate offensive on Rafah and a UN Safety Council decision demanding a direct ceasefire.
The brand new packages, value billions of {dollars}, will embody greater than 1,800 MK84 2,000lb bombs and 500 MK82 500lb ones, in response to stories by the Washington Put up and Reuters.
The two,000lb bombs are very hardly ever utilized by Western militaries anymore as a result of scale of civilian casualties they will trigger, however a number of investigations have proven Israel makes use of them extensively in Gaza.
The bombs have been linked to mass-casualty occasions, such because the Oct 31 bombing of Jabalia refugee camp that killed extra than100 folks.
In a separate bundle final week, the US State Division additionally authorised the switch of 25 F-35A fighter jets and engines value roughly $2.5 billion (£1.98 billion), US officers advised the Washington Put up.
