The bomb that Israel used to kill Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut final week was an American-made guided weapon, a US senator stated on Sunday.
Mark Kelly, chair of the Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee, stated Israel used a 2,000-lb (900-kg) Mark 84 sequence bomb, throughout an interview with NBC. His assertion marks the primary US indication of what weapon had been used.
“We see extra use of guided munitions, JDAMs, and we proceed to supply these weapons,” Kelly stated, utilizing an abbreviation that stands for Joint Direct Attack Munitions. “That 2,000-pound bomb that was used, that is a Mark 84 sequence bomb, to take out Nasrallah,” he stated.
The Israeli navy stated on Saturday it had eradicated Nasrallah in a strike on the group’s central command headquarters in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli navy has declined to touch upon what weapons had been used within the assault. The Pentagon was not instantly obtainable for remark.
JDAMs convert an ordinary unguided bomb utilizing fins and a GPS steering system right into a guided weapon. The US is Israel’s longtime ally and largest arms provider.
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