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  "id": 7721639,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T06:24:04.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/us-to-approve-2-8bn-arms-deal-for-israel-reports/"
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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 features some of the most destructive munitions in Western arsenals, including 20,000 MK-84s, 20,000 BLU-117s, and 20,000 I-2000 Penetrator warheads, as per The Washington Post.\n\nA State Department spokesperson said that as a matter of policy, the Department does not confirm or comment on proposed arms sales until they have been formally notified to Congress.",
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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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:12:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}