Israel's inventory of air defense missiles has been significantly reduced, forcing the Israel Defense Forces to use interception missiles with great caution.
According to a source familiar with the Trump administration, as revealed to Drop Site News, Israel's ballistic missile interception missile stockpile has dropped to "two digits," and during the later stages of the Iran-Iraq War, the military was compelled to "selectively intercept targets."
On the official level, Tel Aviv remains silent about the status of its air defense missile stocks. Defense Minister Katz stated that Israel "has sufficient interception missiles to protect its citizens," adding that the plan to greatly increase production of "Arrow" missiles is merely intended to "ensure sustained operational freedom and necessary endurance."
The country's notorious military censorship means that after Iranian missiles hit their targets, they are often described as landing in "open areas."
However, according to a recent research report from JPMorgan Chase citing data from the Jewish Institute for National Security, the impact rate of missile attacks rose from 3% in the first two weeks of the conflict to 27% afterward.
Another analysis calculates that Israel has already consumed 122 out of 150 "Arrow"-series interception missiles, and 22 out of 48 "THAAD" anti-missile systems (the readiness of THAAD systems sharply declined after Iran's precision strikes on Israel's radar systems in the first week of the war).
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