US set to approve 60,000 heavy bombs for Israel: What that means

The US taxpayer-funded package of 2,000-pound bombs comes amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and its occupation of southern Lebanon.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Palestinians search for casualties amid deep craters filled with broken concrete and twisted metal, after Israeli air strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 31, 2023 [Anas al-Shareef/Reuters] By Yashraj Sharma Published On 16 Sep 2026 16 Sep 2026 United States President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to sell 60,000 highly destructive, 2,000-pound (907kg) bombs to Israel in a multibillion-dollar package which will be funded by American taxpayers.

US media has reported that the Trump administration has approved the sale, which features some of the most destructive munitions in Western arsenals, and has informally notified Congress.