Israeli general reveals cost to intercept `rain of fire` from Iran

(Dan Tri) – Israel’s senior general stated the cost that Tel Aviv had to spend to prevent Iran’s attack last weekend with UAVs and missiles.

An Israeli air defense system on duty (Photo: Reuters),

Israeli Brigadier General Reem Aminoach told local media outlet Ynet News on April 14 that Israel may have spent up to $1.3 billion in anti-aircraft missiles and other materials to intercept Iran’s `rain of firepower`.

Israel has claimed success in defending itself against Iran’s drone and missile attacks on the night of April 13 and early morning of April 14, but that effort is said to have come at a heavy price.

Mr. Aminoach said that the interceptors, jet fuel and other materials used to shoot down Iranian drones (UAVs) and missiles cost between 4-5 billion shekels (1,

This estimate includes only Israel’s direct costs, not taking into account the significant quantities of weapons used by the US and other allies to help fight the attack.

Mr. Aminoach, who served as a financial advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said Tel Aviv used weapons such as the Arrow and David’s Sling interceptor missiles, which cost 3,000,000 respectively.

The Israeli general said that the cost of Iran’s attack was much cheaper than Israel’s self-defense.

`In the future, in 1 year, 2 years or 5 years, Iran could carry out 50 such attacks. And let’s say that if the IDF’s defense budget in 2023 is 60 billion shekels, then Israel will hardly have

The IDF claims that 99% of Iran’s more than 300 drones and missiles were successfully intercepted.

The spokesman said the projectiles landed at Nevatim air base and `caused only minor damage to infrastructure`.

Last weekend’s attack was in response to Iran accusing Israel of carrying out an April 1 airstrike on Tehran’s diplomatic mission in Syria.

After the raid last weekend, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced that he had completed `the mission of teaching Israel a lesson`.

This leader also warned that he would retaliate more strongly if provoked further.