Sources say weapons package authorized even as Washington expresses public concern over anticipated offensive in Rafah
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    93·
    3 months ago

    The new arms packages include more than 1,800 MK-84 2,000lb bombs and 500 MK-82 500lb bombs, said the sources, who confirmed a report in the Washington Post.

    Washington gives $3.8bn in annual military assistance to Israel, its longtime ally.

    Those bombs aren’t for taking out precision targets they’re dumb bombs for flattening city blocks.

    • locke@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      3 months ago

      They can be used as warheads for precision-guided bombs, though. No idea if Israel is gonna do that.

      • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Yeah, I would expect Israel to add a guidance kit to these. The kits are cheap and it makes the bombs significantly more effective.

        A US guidance kit for a MK-84 is the GBU-10: