
The USA is apparently planning massive deliveries of ammunition to Israel, while attacks continue to take place in the Gaza Strip despite the agreed ceasefire.
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In October 2025, a ceasefire was agreed in the Gaza Strip under US mediation.
According to reports, this is one of the largest deliveries of US ammunition to the ally. The US Congress was therefore informally informed about the planned arms deal, which includes 20,000 Mk84 bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs.
According to reports, Israel dropped hundreds of such heavy bombs over the sealed-off coastal area during the Gaza War alone. Due to the enormous explosion power and the large radius of destruction, not only fighters from the terrorist organization Hamas but also numerous civilians were killed in the operation, which sparked international outrage.
Israel continues airstrikes
Meanwhile, deadly attacks continue to occur despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreed in October 2025. The evening before, the Israeli military said it killed a high-ranking commander of the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The head of the Hamas brigade in Rafah, Nayal Abu Obeid, was a "key figure in the leadership of Hamas," the armed forces said on Platform X. The military's information cannot be independently verified.
Meanwhile, the Reuters news agency also reports that a Hamas commander was killed in Israeli air strikes. According to Palestinian information, an additional five people, including two children, were killed in the attack. This information cannot be independently verified either. It also remained unclear whether the incident was the same attack that killed the brigade commander.

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