Bombs undergoing maintenance at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho in 2020. Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Akeem K. CampbellThe U.S. has provided Israel with large bunker buster bombs, among tens of thousands of other weapons and artillery shells, to help dislodge Hamas from Gaza, U.S. officials said. The surge of arms, including roughly 15,000 bombs and 57,000 artillery shells, began shortly after the Oct. 7 attack and has continued in recent days, the officials said. The U.S. hasn’t previously disclosed the total number of weapons it sent to Israel nor the transfer of 100 BLU-109, 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs.

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Persons: Campbell, hasn’t Organizations: Home Air Force Base, . Air Force, Akeem Locations: Idaho, U.S, Israel, Gaza , U.S