The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians.

The new arms packages include more than 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, according to Pentagon and State Department officials familiar with the matter. The 2,000 pound bombs have been linked to previous mass-casualty events throughout Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. These officials, like some others, spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity because recent authorizations have not been disclosed publicly.

The 2,000 pound bombs, capable of leveling city blocks and leaving craters in the earth 40 feet across and larger, are almost never used anymore by Western militaries in densely populated locations due to the risk of civilian casualties.

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  • @[email protected]English
    15•8 months ago

    The duopoly is just thrilled that it convinced the majority that voting for genocide is okay so long as there’s a scarier genocide on the other side. If you don’t seek alternatives when the lesser of two evils becomes the lesser of two genocided you’ll never seek an alternative. Id rather lose trying to stop a genocide than win supporting one. Do all your mental gymnastics but the point remains if enough people voted against genocode instead of against trump, then it would necessarily mean a third party would win. If not now, during a literal genocide, you never will, just own that. If the choice was Hitler, Stalin, and a third party candidate would you still tell everyone that third party votes are wasted?