U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has decided to deliver 2,000-pound (about 9,000 kg) bombs to Israel, which had been on hold during the previous Biden administration, according to a report by the U.S. online media Axios on the 25th (local time).
According to Axios, Israeli authorities stated that the White House directed the Ministry of National Defense to resume shipments of bombs, and the Israeli government was informed of this decision by the Ministry of National Defense on the 24th.
The Ministry of National Defense plans to load 1,800 MK-84 bombs, which are being stored in the U.S., onto a ship to be delivered to Israel within a few days.
Earlier, the Biden administration suspended the shipment of 2,000-pound bombs in May of last year out of concern that Israel would use them in densely populated areas of Gaza. President Biden withheld the shipment at that time in response to complaints that Israel was not doing enough to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pro-Israel forces in the U.S. opposed this decision.