The New Dark Age

Friday, 25 October 2024 — Al Mayadeen English

The Mark 84 or BLU-117is a 2,000-pound (900 kg) American general purpose aircraft bomb. It is the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons. Entering service during the Vietnam War, it became a commonly used US heavy unguided bomb. At the time, it was the third largest bomb by weight in the US inventory

Since the start of the Israeli aggression, military experts have indicated that “Israel” has been using MK-84 bombs in Gaza.

Then, when “Israel” intensified its aggression on Lebanon, it was determined that the same bombs were being used in crowded areas in the Southern Suburb of Beirut.

Mark Kelly, chair of the Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee, admitted that these bombs were used in the massive attack on September 27, targeting residential neighborhoods in the Haret Hreik area in the Southern Suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut.

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