United States President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered the American military to release a hold imposed by former President Joe Biden on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.
“We released them. We released them today. And they’ll have them. They paid for them and they’ve been waiting for them for a long time. They’ve been in storage,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
It was gathered that the immediate past President, Biden had put the hold on the delivery of those bombs due to concern over the impact they could have on the civilian population, especially in Gaza’s Rafah, during Israel’s war in the Palestinian enclave.
One unit of the 2,000-pound bomb can rip through thick concrete and metal, creating a wide blast radius.
The Biden administration in 2024 sent thousands of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel after the October 7, 2023, attack by Palestinian Hamas militants from Gaza but had put a hold on one shipment.
Washington has announced assistance for Israel worth billions of dollars since the war began.
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Asked why he released the powerful bombs, Trump responded, “because they bought them.”
Earlier on Saturday, Trump said on the Truth Social platform, “A lot of things that were ordered and paid for by Israel, but have not been sent by Biden, are now on their way!”
Washington said it is helping Israel defend against Iran-backed militant groups like Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen.
A Gaza ceasefire went into effect a week ago and has led to the release of some Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
