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Government said to have refused to increase air defense funds after 2024 Iranian attacks

www.timesofisrael.com·Stav Levaton·about 1 month ago
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government repeatedly opted not to increase funding for interceptor missiles in recent years, despite rising tensions with Iran and multiple large-scale ballistic missile attacks, according to an investigation by Channel 12. The report, aired Saturday, alleged that Iran has produced ballistic missiles at a far higher rate than Israel’s interceptor output, estimating that for every interceptor manufactured in Israel, Tehran produced 10 of its own. In 2024, a year before the 12 days of open warfare between Israel and Iran in June 2025, the Islamic Republic fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at the Jewish state in two separate attacks — the first in April and the second in October. At the time of the attacks, Israel’s stockpile of long-range interceptors, particularly the Arrow 3, was limited.…

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