(Reuters) – The bomb that Israel used to kill Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut final week was an American-made guided weapon, a U.S. senator stated on Sunday.
Mark Kelly, chair of the Senate Armed Providers 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 U.S. indication of what weapon had been used.
“We see more use of guided munitions, JDAMs, and we continue to provide those weapons,” Kelly stated, utilizing an abbreviation that stands for Joint Direct Assault Munitions. “That 2,000-pound bomb that was used, that’s a Mark 84 series 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 have been used within the assault. The Pentagon was not instantly accessible for remark.
JDAMs convert a regular unguided bomb utilizing fins and a GPS steerage system right into a guided weapon. The U.S. is Israel’s longtime ally and largest arms provider.
