A key Democratic lawmaker has blocked a major US arms deal, placing a hold on a $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, citing concerns over the threat to civilian lives. The move targets one of the largest conventional weapons transfers from the Trump administration’s second term, raising questions about congressional oversight of military exports. The decision comes amid broader political discussions about the midterms and the Democratic Party’s strategy to counter conservative policies. The hold underscores growing tensions over arms sales and their humanitarian impact.
Pro-Israel Gregory Meeks raises concerns over threat to civilian lives from package of 40,000 one-ton bombs‘An antidote to Trumpism’: Our politics team answered your questions on Democrats’ midterms hopesThe top Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee has thrown up a roadblock to one of the largest US arms transfers of Trump’s second term, refusing to clear a $2.8bn sale of 2,000lb bombs to Israel.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. Continue reading...
