Note: The Humvee was a replacement for the Jeep, not the Abrams.
The Israelis have a very nice little Diesel-powered armoured Jeep, the M240 sufa [Storm] that's small arms fire resistant and has proven very useful in a number of military and police functions, during the 1982 *Operation Peace for Galilee* efforts and more recently in actions against armed former Jordanian and Egyptian refugees in Israeli territory.
I'm of the opinion that if we return to a light ¼ to ½-ton vehicle, it probably ought to be amphibious, since almost none of our standard vehicles now in service, save the M113A3, are. But in that part of the world where that's much less a consideration, the little Israeli jeep serves well.
On the other hand, the last batch bought for the Israeli police, presumably the armoured cabin version, reportedly cost around $121,428 each, which seems a bit pricy, considering it doesn't swim.
