INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after United States President Donald Trump lifted a block
imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of predecessor Joe Biden, the defence ministry said on Sunday.Speaking to
reporters on Sunday, Trump said he lifted a Biden-era block on the export of the bombs to Israel despite a ceasefire agreement being in
place because he believed in &peace through strength.They contracted for the weapons a long time ago with the Biden administration, and then
Biden wouldn''t deliver the weapons
But I look at it differently
I say, ‘peace through strength,'& Trump told reporters after returning to West Palm Beach, Florida, after a short trip to Daytona Beach
Nobody knew what to do with them
They bought them.The MK-84 is an unguided 2,000-pound (907-kg) bomb, which can rip through thick concrete and metal, creating a wide blast
radius, Reuters reported.The Biden administration declined to clear them for export to Israel out of concern about the impact on densely
populated areas of the Gaza Strip.The Biden administration sent thousands of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel after the Oct
7, 2023, attack by Palestinian Hamas militants from Gaza but later held up one of the shipments
The hold was lifted by Trump last month.The munitions shipment that arrived in Israel tonight, released by the Trump administration,
represents a significant asset for the Air Force and the IDF and serves as further evidence of the strong alliance between Israel and the
United States,& Defence Minister Israel Katz said late on Saturday.The shipment arrived after days of concern about whether a fragile
ceasefire in Gaza agreed last month would hold, after both sides accused each other of violating the terms of the deal to halt fighting to
allow the exchange of hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails, read the report.Washington has
announced assistance for Israel worth billions of dollars since the war began.The post Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by
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