# Carlson warns over reported Israel bomb sale > A reported $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel is opening another rift inside Trump’s coalition over Gaza, Iran and U.S. aid. - Title: Carlson warns over reported Israel bomb sale · Newsweek - Summary: A reported $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel is opening another rift inside Trump’s coalition over Gaza, Iran and U.S. aid. The reported bomb package is not… - Keywords: tucker carlson, donald trump, israel, gaza, mark 84, blu-117, u.s. arms sales, benjamin netanyahu, hamas, lebanon, iran war, america first - Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-issues-warning-on-report-of-israel-bomb-sale-no-precedent-12447305 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: tucker carlson, donald trump, israel, gaza, mark 84, blu-117, u.s. arms sales, benjamin netanyahu, hamas, lebanon, iran war, america first ## Carlson sounds alarm Tucker Carlson claimed the U.S. is preparing to send 40,000 bombs to Israel and warned the move has no modern parallel. > There is no precedent for what the Trump administration is doing. ## Aid faces new scrutiny Israel remains one of Washington’s biggest military aid recipients, but U.S. support for its Gaza campaign and Netanyahu has weakened in recent polls. ## A coalition split The reported sale has sharpened a divide inside Trump’s base, where some America First voices want the U.S. to stay out of deeper foreign conflicts. ## The package reported A U.S. official told The Washington Post the sale includes 20,000 MK-84 bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs, valued at about $2.8 billion. ## Officials stay guarded Trump administration and State Department officials told Newsweek they would not comment on pending arms sales before formal notice to Congress. > We do not comment on pending sales. ## Why the bombs matter Carlson focused on the 2,000-pound Mark 84, saying its blast area makes it especially destructive in dense places like Gaza. > an American-made Mark 84 has a destruction radius of half a mile ## Gaza is the backdrop The sale comes after Hamas’ October 7 attack and Israel’s war in Gaza, where local health authorities say more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed. ## Carlson makes comparisons He compared the alleged shipment with the 1945 bombing of Berlin and the Hiroshima blast, arguing the total explosive power is extraordinary. > appears to be the largest transfer of conventional explosive ordnance from the United States in modern history ## Biden once paused them Carlson noted that Biden halted a shipment of Mark 84s over Rafah concerns. Trump later resumed those deliveries after taking office. > I will not supply the weapons ## Genocide claim denied Carlson called Netanyahu’s Gaza campaign genocide. Israel has repeatedly rejected genocide allegations tied to the war. > By any definition, what the Netanyahu government has done in Gaza is genocide ## Lebanon enters the warning Carlson argued the new bombs could be used in Lebanon and other countries, as Israel continues operations against Hezbollah across the border. > will be used to do the same in Lebanon ## Iran war fears He said the shipment would deepen regional conflict and urged Americans to oppose it publicly. > only public outrage can stop this ## Greene echoes him Marjorie Taylor Greene shared Carlson’s post, saying voters did not back this use of U.S. tax dollars and weapons. > We did not vote for this. America does not support this. ## The weapons’ history The Mark 84 dates to the Cold War era and can leave 50-foot craters. The reported sale also includes bunker-busting I-2000 Penetrators. ## Aid is deeply rooted A 2016 agreement gives Israel about $3.8 billion a year in U.S. military aid. Congress added $8.7 billion more after October 7. ## Opinion is shifting Recent polls show more Americans questioning U.S. support for Israel, with sharp drops among Democrats and weaker backing among independents. ## Key takeaway The reported bomb package is not just a weapons story, it is a test of how far U.S. support for Israel can go as public backing weakens.