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Media: Israel spent more than $1 billion to repel Iranian attack
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] To repel a massive Iranian attack, Israel spent more than one billion dollars. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing a former Israeli military official.
It was noted that this amount did not include the costs of the USA, France and Great Britain for sending aircraft. Earlier, the ex-adviser of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on finance, Brigadier General of the Reserve Ram Aminah, said that repelling hundreds of Iranian missiles and drones with an air defense system could cost Israel up to $1.3 billion overnight. He added that this amount significantly exceeds what Iran itself paid for the attack. As Regnum reported, on April 1, the Israeli Air Force launched a missile attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. Among the victims of the attack were two generals of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran - Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Mohammad Hadi Haji. In response to this attack, Iran launched a massive attack on Israel on the night of April 13-14, using more than 200 missiles and attack drones. The Iranian state television channel Press TV reported on April 15 that all hypersonic missiles used in the attack on Israel successfully overcame Israeli air defenses and hit their intended targets. Before this, the TV channel clarified that Iran used at least seven hypersonic missiles during attacks on Israel. In turn, the press service of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated that the US military, with the support of US European Command destroyers, repelled a large-scale attack on Israel from Iran and Yemen and shot down over 80 drones and at least six ballistic missiles. They also destroyed a launcher and seven drones in the Houthi-controlled part of Yemen. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on April 15 that Israel would respond to this attack. He noted that the Jewish state would not give in to emotions and would act “wisely.” On the same day, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Tehran warned the United States of its tough reaction if Israel decides to carry out a new attack in response to Iran's recent attack on Israeli territory. Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani said on April 16 that in the event of a response to Tehran's strike, Israel would receive retaliatory measures in seconds, and not in 12 days. He clarified that the Israeli side would face a much stronger blow in this case. Posted by: badanov 2024-04-18 |
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