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Eugenia Yosef, Ibrahim Dahman, Irene Nasser, Jennifer Hansler and Mostafa Salem – CNN Feb 17, 2025

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “finish the job” against Iran with the support of US President Donald Trump.

Netanyahu was speaking alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting Israel in his first official trip to the region since assuming the role.

“Over the last 16 months, Israel has dealt a mighty blow to Iran’s terror axis. Under the strong leadership of President Trump… I have no doubt that we can and will finish the job,” Netanyahu said.

Rubio said that there “could never be a nuclear Iran.”

“It’s important to constantly point that whether we talk about Hamas or we talk about Hezbollah, we talk about violence in the West Bank, or we talk about destabilization in Syria, or we talk about any of these issues the militias in Iraq, they all have behind them one common theme – Iran,” Rubio added.

“That must be addressed,” he added.

US intelligence agencies recently warned both the Biden and Trump administrations that Israel will likely attempt to strike facilities key to Iran’s nuclear program this year, according to sources familiar with the assessments.

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US ships 1,600 MK-84 heavy bombs to Israel amid concerns of resurgent conflict

Action On Armed Violence – Feb 16, 2025

A shipment of 1,600 MK-84 heavy munitions, each weighing 2,000 pounds, has arrived in Israel from the United States following a reversal of an arms freeze by the Trump administration. The delivery, which was swiftly transported to Israeli Air Force bases, is part of Washington’s ongoing and uncritical military support for Israel, despite international concerns over civilian casualties in Gaza and the broader humanitarian impact of explosive weapons in populated areas.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz welcomed the shipment, calling it “a significant asset for the Air Force and the IDF” and thanked the US for its “unwavering support of the State of Israel.”

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