What we know about the weapons the United States sends to Israel
President Biden has suspended shipments of bombs to Israel to prevent their use in the assault on the city of Rafah. Administration officials said that 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs will be withheld and that the administration is evaluating whether to withhold future transfers.The United States is by far Israel's largest arms supplier and has accelerated deliveries since the Hamas-led attacks on October 7. It's difficult to determine how much Israel received, but here's a closer look at what we know.What happened after October 7th?Since October 7, the United States has sent tens of thousands of weapons to Israel. According to Bradley, in most cases, it accelerated supplies already committed under contracts, many of which were approved by Congress and the ...