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Countering Iran's overnight attack costs Israel $1.35B: Israeli media
A News ^ | 4/14/24 | A News

Posted on 04/14/2024 5:46:58 AM PDT by hardspunned

Israeli media reported that the interception of dozens of Iranian missiles and drones by Israel overnight incurred a cost of up to 5 billion shekels ($1.35 billion). Each Arrow missile used for interception costs $3.5 million, while a Magic Wand missile costs $1 million, in addition to aircraft sorties involved in interception.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Gaza; Hamas; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; iranattacksisrael; israel; waronterror
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To: OHPatriot

Me too! I’ve been seeing these tactics on other fronts.


21 posted on 04/14/2024 7:28:37 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: hardspunned

If you follow the money,

American dollars may have been funding both sides of that exchange.


22 posted on 04/14/2024 7:32:32 AM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

How much does one nuke cost?


23 posted on 04/14/2024 7:34:00 AM PDT by BipolarBob (The phone, the TV and the news of the world got in the house like a pigeon from hell)
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To: Biblebelter
American dollars may have been funding both sides of that exchange.

Funding for "gain of function" for pandemic diseases and funding for treatment of such is playing both sides of the fence as well.

24 posted on 04/14/2024 7:35:58 AM PDT by BipolarBob (The phone, the TV and the news of the world got in the house like a pigeon from hell)
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To: hardspunned

Israel should respond by destroying Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal. This accomplishes several things:

1) Costs Iran more billions if dollars than Iran just cost Israel

2) Would limit civilian casualties

3) Would cause world oil prices to skyrocket, contributing mightily to *resident Bidet’s loss in November.


25 posted on 04/14/2024 7:42:33 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (DEI = Didn't Earn It!)
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To: desertsolitaire

No, that’s a lie by our resident islamophile terrorist supporter.


26 posted on 04/14/2024 7:44:04 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (DEI = Didn't Earn It!)
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To: hardspunned
We all know Netanyahu. He will escalate, he will implement the Z strategy. He will be successful for a while until Israeli air defense is compromised. He will waste tens of billions of American tax dollars. Bibi will fail as he did 10/7 and in his ghastly actions in Gaza. Netanyahu will get many Israeli citizens killed in his coming retaliatory misadventures.

You sure got that right!

We've seen it played out time and time again. Think back to the recent past in Ukieland. How many times were we told that the Ruskies were running out of missiles and they were being driven into the Black Sea?

All the time, the Ruskies are waging a war of attrition -- attrition in terms of Ukie manpower and equipment. And now that job is done, and they are annihilating the Ukies, and there is no more ammo or people left to fight. Not a bad strategy.

Haven't we seen the same used against us by our lamebrain leaders in places like Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan?

So, the Israelis seem to be heading down that same path.

Poof. They outrun their headlights, and it's over!

27 posted on 04/14/2024 7:51:31 AM PDT by icclearly ( )
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To: hardspunned

We need planes with mounted Phalanx systems. I’m sure there’s some way to do that.


28 posted on 04/14/2024 8:01:35 AM PDT by vladimir998 ( Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: hardspunned

Iran had no costs to attack Israel Obama gave them over 6 billion and Biden kicked in millions comrades in arms.

Any friend of America is an enemy of the communists.


29 posted on 04/14/2024 8:09:00 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Vaduz

*I think this was a test of both Israel’s air defenses AND to see which countries would help Israel.*
*Israel should respond by destroying Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal.*

I say take out it’s navy.


30 posted on 04/14/2024 8:23:11 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: hardspunned
That price seems excessive but shiny war toys cost money. Biden convinced Israel to ignore--thus our money to resupply? And we've already given money to Iran, let their oil flow for more money, and money to HAMAS. Somewhere I suspect we give money to Hezbolleh, maybe even the Houthis.

Biden surrendered and is paying them all.

31 posted on 04/14/2024 8:30:36 AM PDT by Reno89519 (If Biden is mentally unfit to stand trial, he is mentally unfit to be president. He needs to resign.)
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To: hardspunned
From the Iranians: “The main targets were 2 airbases. All 20 or so missiles struck their targets.

I guess today's "Media" considers this a reliable source.

32 posted on 04/14/2024 8:37:32 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Joe couldn't spell cat if you spotted him the 'C' and the 'A'.)
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To: hardspunned
More likely it cost American taxpayers $1.35 billion and further depleted our missile defense.

That wouldn't be such a problem if we hadn't wasted so much money and military resources fighting the failed proxy war in Ukraine.

33 posted on 04/14/2024 9:31:26 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: FreedomPoster

Mexico and Canada are part of the problem for sure.


34 posted on 04/14/2024 11:12:17 AM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: hardspunned

I would attack Iran’s ability to consume or produce any form energy.


35 posted on 04/14/2024 11:40:16 AM PDT by Theophilus (covfefe)
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To: hardspunned

This is how we bankrupted the Soviet Union.


36 posted on 04/14/2024 12:18:10 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

Don’t expect Pooty trolls to be able to do math.

That said, Biden is a fool to not participate in a raid VERY painful to the mullahs. They’ve been hitting us for decades.

That said, the cost of defense-only is a reason you can’t just play defense forever.


37 posted on 04/14/2024 2:41:40 PM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: jimwatx

Then the writer should have used “ ₪ “, and the OP didn’t catch it.


38 posted on 04/14/2024 2:44:44 PM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: jimwatx

Correction to my above... the article did say “sheckels”.


39 posted on 04/14/2024 2:48:05 PM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: KrisKrinkle

Heck, take the cost out of the Iranian assets being held.


40 posted on 04/14/2024 2:53:19 PM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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