The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. August 27, 2024 U.S. Has Sent Over 50,000 Tons of Arms and Military Equipment to Israel Since Genocide Started ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Israeli military has revealed that the United States has sent over 50,000 tons of arms and military equipment to Israel since October 7. The weapons have arrived in more than 500 transport planes and over 100 ships - that's an average of almost two arms shipments a day for the past 10 months, during which time Israel has killed over 40,400 Palestinians, including 20 Palestinians this morning. .