US prepares $2.8bn weapons sale, funded by taxpayers, to Israel: Report

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The potential transfer of controversial 2,000-pound munition is largest single sale in recent years US taxpayers are set to foot the bill for a $2.8bn weapons package to Israel that includes 2,000-pound bombs, The Washington Post reported, citing a US official. The deal would be the largest single US sale of the controversial munition in recent years. The package prepared by the Trump administration includes 40,000 bombs that weigh 2,000 pounds each, including the MK-84s and BLU-117s. Another 20