# US Senator Vows to Block $2.8 Billion in Arms Transfer to Israel, Calls Current Israeli Government War Criminals.
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Publisher: reddit.com · published 2026-09-17 · read 2026-09-17

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## Who is named (14)

- [Donald Trump](https://truthscore.com/entity/1d81dc68)
- [Chris Van Hollen](https://truthscore.com/entity/4326ea31)
- [Israeli forces](https://truthscore.com/entity/48893de1)
- [I-2000 warhead](https://truthscore.com/entity/5ed4e63e)
- [Gaza Strip](https://truthscore.com/entity/634f6f30)
- [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://truthscore.com/entity/692c1f16)
- [BLU-117 munition](https://truthscore.com/entity/791c0e46)
- [Americans](https://truthscore.com/entity/835c01e7)
- [MK-84 bomb](https://truthscore.com/entity/8e355308)
- [Yoav Gallant](https://truthscore.com/entity/982126fc)
- [Israel](https://truthscore.com/entity/9e6b26cf)
- [International Criminal Court](https://truthscore.com/entity/b3107272)
- [Trump Administration](https://truthscore.com/entity/cd09fe68)
- [West Bank](https://truthscore.com/entity/ee4d89c7)

## What it added

- [Chris Van Hollen vowed on Wednesday to block a proposed $2.8 billion arms transfer to Israel.](https://truthscore.com/claim/66ee8bb2)
  > US Senator Chris Van Hollen vowed on Wednesday to block a proposed $2.8 billion arms transfer to Israel
- [Heavy munitions are being delivered amid the ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c6543164)
  > the delivery of heavy munitions amid the ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip
- [The Trump administration is preparing an arms package of 40,000 2,000‑pound (907‑kilogram) bombs, funded by US taxpayers.](https://truthscore.com/claim/59ad420d)
  > The Trump administration is preparing an arms package of 40,000 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) bombs, funded by US taxpayers
- [The proposal includes 20,000 MK‑84 bombs, 20,000 BLU‑117 munitions, and 20,000 I‑2000 penetration warheads.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b2468bd9)
  > The proposal reportedly includes 20,000 MK-84 bombs, 20,000 BLU-117 munitions, and 20,000 I-2000 penetration warheads
- [Deliveries of the MK‑84 were temporarily suspended in 2024 over concerns about civilian casualties.](https://truthscore.com/claim/cb8d857b)
  > Deliveries of the MK-84 were temporarily suspended in 2024 over concerns about civilian casualties
- [Donald Trump lifted the restrictions in January 2025.](https://truthscore.com/claim/930952c6)
  > Trump lifted the restrictions in January 2025
- [Several American citizens have been killed by Israeli forces and occupiers in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.](https://truthscore.com/claim/58a3acdd)
  > In recent years, several American citizens have been killed by Israeli forces and occupiers in Gaza and the occupied West Bank
- [The International Criminal Court is seeking Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.](https://truthscore.com/claim/920ae232)
  > The International Criminal Court is seeking Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza
- [Donald Trump is sending $2.8 billion worth of bombs paid for by American taxpayers to a government led by a wanted war criminal.](https://truthscore.com/claim/fa00cdab)
  > “Trump is sending $2.8 billion worth of bombs paid for by you, the American taxpayers, to a government led by a wanted war criminal,” a Democratic lawmaker from Maryland wrote on the US social media platform X
- [Benjamin Netanyahu continues to bomb Gaza and block justice for Americans killed under his watch.](https://truthscore.com/claim/77439b8e)
  > Van Hollen argued that military aid continues while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “continues to bomb Gaza and block justice for Americans killed under his watch.”
- [We will work to stop this.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7a6c1380)
  > “We will work to stop this,” he said.

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