It cost Israel more than $1bn to activate its defence systems that intercepted Iran’s massive drone and missile attack overnight, according to a former financial adviser to Israel’s military.

“The defence tonight was on the order of 4-5bn shekels [$1-1.3bn] per night,” estimated Brigadier General Reem Aminoach in an interview with Ynet news.

“If we’re talking about ballistic missiles that need to be brought down with an Arrow system, cruise missiles that need to be brought down with other missiles, and UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles], which we actually bring down mainly with fighter jets,” he said.

“Then add up the costs - $3.5m for an Arrow missile, $1m for a David’s Sling, such and such costs for jets. An order of magnitude of 4-5bn shekels.”

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    8 months ago

    A better way to put it would be: how much would it have saved to not have to shoot them down to begin with?

    Israel is desperate to keep wars going to justify their annexing of Gaza and West Bank and leech off the US.

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      Israel is desperate to keep wars going to justify their annexing of Gaza and West Bank and leech off the US.

      Ah yes, Iran who famously has nothing at all to do with Hamas and was best buds with Israel until last fall.

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          8 months ago

          Iran was using that embassy/consulate to direct weapon shipments and strikes on Israel

          When does it stop being off-limits?

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            8 months ago

            More a capability issue and the fact rhat they’d be glassed overnight if they touched the US, because no one thinks the US is fair game. Unfair game at best, but no one important in international politics would stand up for Hamas should they attack the US, theyd sit and watch the genocide accelerate. The same way no one should be standing up for Isreal after attacking Iran.