Israel is actively purchasing bombs, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other weapons from abroad to prepare for military operations on various fronts. The portal reports that the country’s own defense industry is working intensively, many enterprises have been transferred to the production of military products Ynet.
$1.5 billion was spent on the purchase of weapons produced by both the Israeli military-industrial complex and foreign countries. Some of the delivered samples are used in the battlefield and to provide rear defense.
“The Weapons and Technological Infrastructure Development Authority of the Israeli Ministry of Defense has invested more than $750 million in the development of measures to strengthen defense capabilities,” Ynet said.
In Israel, 651 enterprises were transferred to military bases. The portal also states that thousands of trucks and vehicles were seized for military use.
As Ynet points out, Israel is stepping up its armament in connection with the Yemeni Houthis launching drones, ballistic and cruise missiles into Israeli territory.
The situation in the Middle East has worsened since thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7. More than two hundred hostages were captured.
Hamas movement today launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the strip.
Previously in the European Union said About spending on strengthening Georgia’s defense capabilities.