Tier 1 authorized
MK-84 / BLU-117 general purpose bombs (2,000-lb class)
Munitions · 2026-02-02
State transmitted AECA §36(b) notification for 35,529 MK 84 / BLU-117 bomb bodies and 4,000 I-2000 warheads — $2.04B estimated.
FR 2026-02077 (Transmittal 25-34) — emergency §36(b) notification; DSCA press release 4088258. HTTP 200 + content match verified; DSCA URL blocked by WAF from build host.
- Quantity authorized
- 35,529 MK 84 or BLU-117 bodies; 4,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads
- Federal Register
- 2026-02077
- DSCA transmittal
- 25-34
- Public law
- P.L. 118-50
Congressional votes (pinned)
- Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (House passage)Roll call →
- Motion to Concur — H.R. 815 (Senate final passage)Roll call →
Tier 2 — Documented battlefield reports
Third-party organizations assert these claims. We link to the specific report page — not org homepages.
Human Rights Watch · 2024-03-19
verified URLIsraeli Assurances to Use US Arms Legally Are Not Credible
HRW and Oxfam submitted a joint memorandum finding Israeli assurances under NSM-20 not credible — cites US weapons use and aid obstruction.
Read report →Human Rights Watch · 2024-09-05
verified URLJoint Letter Urging Suspension of Arms Transfers to Israel
Joint letter documents US-origin JDAM and GBU-39 use in Gaza strikes — cites CNN and Amnesty findings on specific incidents.
Read report →Amnesty International · 2024-08-07
verified URLRafah Tal al-Sultan strikes — US-made GBU-39 bombs
Amnesty identified US-made GBU-39 guided bombs in 26 May 2024 Tal al-Sultan (Kuwaiti Peace Camp) strikes — at least 36 killed including six children.
Read report →Human Rights Watch · 2024-11-25
verified URLLebanon: US Arms Used in Israeli Strike on Journalists
HRW identified Boeing-assembled JDAM guidance kit remnants at an Oct 25, 2024 Hasbaya strike that killed three journalists.
Read report →Amnesty International · 2023-12-19
verified URLUS-made munitions killed 43 civilians in two documented Israeli air strikes in Gaza
Amnesty documented US-origin JDAM use in two Gaza residential strikes (Oct 10 and 22, 2023) killing 43 civilians.
Read report →Bellingcat · 2026-02-04
verified URLMade in the USA: How American-Built Weapons Have Wrought Destruction in Gaza
Bellingcat OSINT analysis tracing US-origin MK-84 bomb bodies (General Dynamics lot numbers) and JDAM kits in Gaza strike sites.
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