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Source: theguardian.com
<p>Pro-Israel Gregory Meeks raises concerns over threat to civilian lives from package of 40,000 one-ton bombs</p><p>The top Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee has thrown up a roadblock to one of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/trump-administration-bomb-supply-israel-gaza" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">largest US arms transfers</a> of Trumpās second term, refusing to clear a $2.8bn sale of 2,000lb bombs to Israel.</p><p>Gregory Meeks announced the hold on Tuesday on a package of 40,000 of the bombs, among the most destructive conventional munitions in the US arsenal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/us-arms-sale-israel-gregory-meeks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>
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