The Israeli assassination of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sept. 27 was carried out with U.S.-supplied munitions, in particular, the U.S.-made BLU-109s and JDAM guidance kits, otherwise known as bunker buster bombs that can blast through hardened targets and underground bunkers. The BLU-109 can penetrate up to 6 meters (19.5 feet) of reinforced concrete and 30 meters (98 feet) of earth.
CNN reported in a September 30 article, that “ American-manufactured 2,000-pound bombs were likely used in the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut on Friday night, according to a review of footage showing the operation and its aftermath by CNN and munitions experts.”
It continued, “A video published by the Israeli military on Saturday showed jets it said were used to carry out the attack carrying at least 15 2,000-pound bombs, including the US-made BLU-109, according to Trevor Ball, a former senior explosive ordnance technician for the US Army who reviewed the footage for CNN.
