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Top US House committee Democrat says he will not support Israel bomb sale
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Top US House committee Democrat says he will not support Israel bomb sale
US Representative Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday he would not support the sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel over concerns that the munitions would not be used in accordance with international law.
US President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 bn, which will include tens of thousands of highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs.
Congressional committee leaders review sales under an informal process, but Meeks' objection alone is not enough to prevent the sale from going ahead.
Reporting by Reuters
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Source: Middle East Eye