US Sends ‘Bunker Buster’ Bombs to Israel for War on Gaza

 

Destruction in Gaza caused by US-supplied bombs

In an investigative exposé by The Wall Street Journal, clandestine revelations unfurl, asserting that the United States has clandestinely furnished Israel with an arsenal of formidable weaponry, including the deployment of 'bunker buster' bombs, in the protracted theatre of conflict that is the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.

Unattributed sources within the US government have disclosed that a cache of 100 BLU-109 bombs has been clandestinely conferred upon Israel, characterized by their intrinsic capacity to infiltrate reinforced structures before unleashing their explosive might.

These mammoth projectiles, each wielding a warhead in excess of 900 kilograms (equivalent to a staggering 1,980 pounds), bear a historical provenance, having previously been unleashed by the United States in combat theaters such as the protracted conflict in Afghanistan.

The munificent supply of arms, however, does not culminate with the bestowal of bunker busters alone. The meticulously compiled report indicates an ostensible deluge of military largesse, encompassing a staggering 15,000 bombs and an astronomical 57,000 155mm artillery shells, predominantly ferried across the globe on the formidable wings of C-17 military cargo planes.

This formidable armamentarium further encompasses over 5,000 unguided Mk82 bombs, an excess of 5,400 Mk84 bombs, approximately 1,000 GBU-39 small-diameter bombs, and an estimated 3,000 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) — a sophisticated guidance kit that imparts precision-guidance capabilities to erstwhile unguided munitions.

Unlike the routine pronouncements and disclosures emanating from the United States regarding arms provisioning vis-à-vis the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, an aura of conspicuous reticence permeates the Pentagon's official communiqués with regard to the extent of its military support for Israel. This enigmatic influx of arms coincides with a crescendo of global censure against Israeli military operations in Gaza, a strife-ridden enclave where the harrowing toll of human lives has now eclipsed 15,000, with a distressing 6,150 children among the tragic casualties.

The exposé casts an illuminating spotlight on the utilization of these high-caliber, penetrating ordnances, engendering a maelstrom of concerns and inquiries pertaining to the continual stream of US armaments into Israel's military arsenal. Journalist Heidi Zhou-Castro, reporting for Al Jazeera, posits that these formidable bombs, hitherto relegated to deployment in expansive, open terrains such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, are now being repurposed in the densely populated crucible of the Gaza Strip.

The congressional echelons have thus been galvanized into scrutinizing the prudence of perpetuating the supply chain of these 'bunker busters,' with skeptics contending that their application in Gaza's urban milieu harbors an ominous potential for the escalation of civilian casualties.

Despite the crescendoing international clamor for an unequivocal ceasefire, the United States unabashedly persists in proffering unwavering support to Israel's belligerent endeavors. The diplomatic rhetoric emanating from Washington ostensibly proclaims an entreaty to Israel to exercise restraint and circumspection in a bid to curtail civilian casualties, even as the conflagration endures and Gaza's pivotal healthcare facilities find themselves ensnared within the crucible of siege.

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