A Western investigative report reveals significant depletion in “Israel’s” interceptor missiles… and Hezbollah and Ansar Allah are doubling the attrition
An investigative report published by “Drop Site News” revealed that the number of interceptor missiles remaining in “Israel’s” arsenal to counter ballistic missiles has declined significantly during the ongoing war with Iran, dropping to “double digits,” according to a source in the Trump administration, at a time when the entry of Hezbollah and Ansar Allah into the war has increased pressure on “Israeli” air defenses and accelerated their depletion.
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The report, based on an analysis issued by the British Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), explained that the decline in “Israel’s” stock of interceptor missiles has pushed it to increasing reliance on the US Navy’s missile defense capabilities, as the US launched 431 “Aegis” naval missiles out of its 2,500-missile stockpile, making it a “last resort savior” for the defense of “Israel.”
The report indicated that the US Army was also forced to allocate large quantities of its limited stockpile to defend the Arab Gulf countries, leading to the withdrawal of part of the munitions designated to support deterrence against China and, consequently, a shortage of American defenses.
The report revealed that the joining of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Ansar Allah in Yemen into the war added a significant additional burden on “Israeli” defenses, which are already suffering from stockpile depletion, at a time when Iranian underground missile launch platforms and bases have proven difficult to destroy with airstrikes, thus foiling “Israel’s” theory of achieving a “quick victory.”
It noted that a report based on data from the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) showed an increase in the missile impact rate from 3% at the beginning of the war to 27%, explaining that this increase is due in part to Iran’s use of cluster warheads, which caused more dispersed effects and forced “Israel” to consume more interceptor missiles.
The report, published concurrently with the fragile ceasefire between the US and “Israel” and Iran, indicated that the defense industry suffers from slow production of interceptor missiles, as the production increase from 96 to 400 missiles annually is expected to extend over seven years and will not improve capacity in the short term.
In an attempt to reassure public opinion, “Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz” denied any crisis, claiming that “Israel has enough interceptor missiles,” but the report indicates that this denial comes in the context of attempting to conceal the scale of losses being incurred by “Israeli” forces.