Trump wants to send Israel thousands more 1,000-pound bombs

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By Ryan Robertson (Anchor, Reporter)

President Donald Trump is proposing a $1 billion arms package for Israel, adding to the $8 billion weapons deal approved by former President Joe Biden in January. However, the package is facing opposition in Congress from Democrats who question whether Israel needs more weapons to combat Iran’s Axis of Resistance.
Israel seeks additional military aid despite a ceasefire with Hamas, as it continues to confront Iran-backed groups like Hezbollah, the Houthis, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, which are believed to be rearming and planning future attacks.
While congressional opposition is delaying the deal, President Trump has potential options to bypass Congress and deliver the weapons. Historically, most military aid packages to Israel have passed with bipartisan support.

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President Donald Trump is trying to send a billion dollars’ worth of bombs and bulldozers to Israel in a new aid deal. The Wall Street Journal was the first outlet to report on the deal, which is in addition to the $8 billion weapons package that former President Joe Biden approved in early January. However, Trump’s proposed package is being held up in Congress by Democrats who are questioning whether Israel needs more weapons in its fight against Iran’s Axis of Resistance.

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Details of the proposed military aid

President Trump wants the U.S. to send Israel 4,700 general-purpose, 1,000-pound bombs and several Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozers, which are used to clear debris, remove explosives, and occasionally demolish the homes of Palestinian terrorists.

The latest weapons package would be funded using part of the $3.3 billion in annual military aid that the U.S. already provides to Israel. This aid typically operates like a credit system, allowing the Israeli government to purchase U.S. weapons and munitions.

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Why does Israel want more weapons?

Even with a ceasefire in place with Hamas, Israel continues to prepare for broader conflicts. As previously reported, Gaza was just one front in Israel’s war with Iran and its terror proxies, which the Iranian regime refers to as its “Axis of Resistance.”

In addition to Hamas, the Islamic Jihad terror group also operated in Gaza. Hezbollah has maintained a presence in southern Lebanon for years, and while its fighting capability has been significantly weakened over the past year, Israel believes Iran is attempting to rearm and rebuild its most powerful proxy.

Iran also provides financial and military support to the Houthis in Yemen, various Shi’ite militias in Syria and Iraq, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, a specialized branch of the Iranian military responsible for training and directing attacks against Israel.

A shift in Israel’s military response

Before the Oct. 7 terror attacks, Iran-backed groups carried out frequent but largely ineffective attacks against Israel, prompting measured responses from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

However, after Oct. 7, Israel vowed “never again” and launched a full-scale, multi-front war against the Axis of Resistance. Now, President Trump appears ready to assist the U.S.’s closest ally in the region in seeing that mission through.

Congressional opposition and possible workarounds

Democrats are currently holding up Trump’s proposed weapons deal, but the president has options to bypass Congress and deliver the bombs and bulldozers through alternative measures. Whether he will take that route remains to be seen. Historically, most aid packages to Israel pass with bipartisan support.

Tags: Gaza, Hamas, hezbollah, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Military Aid, U.S. Congress

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS TRYING TO SEND A BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF BOMBS AND BULLDOZERS TO ISRAEL IN A NEW AID DEAL. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE $8 BILLION WEAPONS PACKAGE FORMER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN APPROVED IN EARLY JANUARY. TRUMP’S PROPOSED PACKAGE IS BEING HELD UP IN CONGRESS, THOUGH, BY DEMOCRATS QUESTIONING WHETHER ISRAEL NEEDS MORE WEAPONS IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST IRAN’S AXIS OF RESISTANCE.

PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS THE U.S. TO SEND ISRAEL 4,700 GENERAL PURPOSE ONE-THOUSAND POUND BOMBS, AND A HANDFUL OF CATERPILLAR D9 ARMORED BULLDOZERS–USED TO CLEAR DEBRIS, EXPLOSIVES, AND ON OCCASION THE HOMES OF PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS.

THE NEWEST WEAPONS PACKAGE WOULD BE PAID FOR USING SOME OF THE $3.3 BILLION IN ANNUAL MILITARY AID THE U.S. ALREADY GIVES ISRAEL, WHICH USUALLY OPERATES LIKE A CREDIT SYSTEM FOR THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TO PURCHASE U.S. WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND MUNITIONS.

SO, IF THERE IS A CEASEFIRE IN PLACE WITH HAMAS WHY DOES ISRAEL WANT MORE WEAPONS? WELL, AS WE’VE REPORTED ON BEFORE GAZA WAS JUST ONE FRONT IN ISRAEL’S WAR WITH IRAN AND ITS TERROR PROXIES, WHICH THE MULLAH REGIME CALLS ITS ‘AXIS OF RESISTANCE.’

IN ADDITION TO HAMAS, THE ISLAMIC JIHAD TERROR GROUP ALSO OPERATED IN GAZA. HEZBOLLAH OPERATED IN SOUTHERN LEBANON FOR YEARS. AND WHILE ITS FIGHTING CAPACITY WAS SEVERELY DEGRADED OVER THE LAST YEAR, ISRAEL THINKS IRAN IS TRYING TO REARM AND REBUILD ITS FAVORITE AND FORMERLY MOST WELL-ARMED TERROR PROXY.

IRAN ALSO SENDS MONEY AND WEAPONS TO THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN, SEVERAL SHI’ITE MILITIAS OPERATING IN SYRIA AND IRAQ, AND OF COURSE THERE’S THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS’ QUDS FORCES. A SPECIAL BRANCH OF THE IRANIAN ARMED FORCES THAT ARE ALSO TRYING TO KILL ISRAELI’S AND TRAINING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

BEFORE THE OCTOBER 7TH TERROR ATTACKS, THE STATUS QUO WOULD BE THESE TERROR GROUPS WOULD THROW UP CONSISTENT, BUT NOT ALTOGETHER EFFECTIVE, ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL. THE IDF WOULD RESPOND, BUT THE RESPONSE WAS MEASURED.

AFTER OCTOBER 7TH, ISRAEL VOWED NEVER AGAIN AND STARTED WAGING ITS MULTIFRONT, ALL OUT WAR AGAINST THE AXIS OF RESISTANCE. AND PRESIDENT TRUMP SEEMS POISED TO HELP THE UNITED STATES’ CLOSEST ALLY IN THE REGION SEE THAT GOAL THROUGH TO THE END.

AS FAR AS DEMOCRATS HOLDING UP TRUMP’S NEWEST WEAPONS DEAL, THE PRESIDENT DOES HAVE OPTIONS TO WORK AROUND CONGRESS TO DELIVER THE BOMBS AND BULLDOZERS, BUT WE’LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF HE DECIDES TO EXERCISE THOSE OPTIONS. MOST AID TO ISRAEL PACKAGES USUALLY PASS WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.

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