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  "id": 7719820,
  "title": "US to approve $2.8bn arms deal for Israel — Reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-to-approve-2-8bn-arms-deal-for-israel-reports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T06:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/us-to-approve-2-8bn-arms-deal-for-israel-reports/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US government is set to approve a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel. The package includes 40,000 one-ton bombs, according to US media reports.\n\nThe deal, which is funded with US taxpayer dollars, features some of the most destructive munitions in Western arsenals. These include 20,000 MK-84s, 20,000 BLU-117s, and 20,000 I-2000 Penetrator warheads, as reported by The Washington Post.\n\nA State Department spokesperson said that the Department does not confirm or comment on proposed arms sales until they have been formally notified to Congress. A senior administration official confirmed that all foreign arms sales are moving through the appropriate process, but would not comment on pending transactions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "US Set To Approve $2.8 Billion Arms Package For Israel: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-set-to-approve-2-8-billion-arms-package-for-israel-report",
        "published": "2026-09-15T23:59:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Washington set to approve US$2.8bil arms package for Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/washington-set-to-approve-us-2-8bil-arms-package-for-israel",
        "published": "2026-09-16T00:14:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Washington set to approve US$2.8bil arms package for Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/washington-set-to-approve-us-2-8bil-arms-package-for-israel-7702102",
        "published": "2026-09-16T04:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "US to approve $2.8bn arms deal for Israel — Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-to-approve-2-8bn-arms-deal-for-israel-reports-7721639",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:24:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}