[The United States plans to sell $2.8 billion worth of ammunition to Israel] September 16th: The Washington Post reported on September 15th that according to informed U.S. officials, the Trump administration plans to sell $2.8 billion worth of ammunition to Israel, including tens of thousands of extremely destructive 2,000-pound (approximately 907 kilograms) bombs—specifically, 20,000 MK-84 bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs. It is said that this arms sales plan has been informally notified to the relevant committees of the US Congress responsible for reviewing large arms sales. U.S. and Israeli officials have not yet responded to requests for comment on this report. Israel has frequently used 2,000-pound bombs in the Palestinian Gaza Strip and Lebanon, causing serious casualties and drawing close attention from human rights experts. (CCTV International News)