Israel Used U.S.-Made Bombs in Strike That Killed Dozens in Rafah [Robin Stein, Christiaan Triebert, and Haley Willis | May 29, 2024 | NY Times] - eviltoast

A Times visual analysis found that munition debris filmed at the scene was remnants of a GBU-39, a bomb designed and manufactured in the United States.

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    6 months ago

    Country Who Buys Weapons Exclusively From the US Found To Use Weapons Made in the US.

    Fascinating.

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      Israel makes most of its own weapons (the Merkava can be made completely with domestic parts, unlike other countries’ MBTs which rely on some foreign parts). Their policy is basically “we shouldn’t completely rely on other countries because they might abandon us” (wonder why anyone would do that, hmm). That being said, I’m pretty sure they don’t actually manufacture their own ammunition so I don’t know if they produce their own bombs…