Planned US arms transfer to Israel of 2,000-pound block-busting bombs branded 'obscene' hypocrisy by Bernie Sanders as criticism builds

• Some politicians have hit out at planned US arms supplies to Israel.
• Bernie Sanders said the US could not "beg" Israel to stop bombing civilians and then continue to supply arms.
• The Biden Administration has authorized a new package worth billions in fighter jets and bombs for Israel.

A new US arms package for Israel worth billions of dollars in fighter jets and bombs is facing major criticism from some politicians.

The Biden Administration has authorized the transfer of more than 1,800 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, The Washington Post reported, citing unnamed Pentagon and State Department officials familiar with the matter.