Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with members of the Israeli Air Force’s “Arrow” unit earlier today, the Prime Minister’s Office says in a statement.
The Arrow unit plays a crucial role in the current conflict with Iran by defending Israeli citizens and infrastructure from Iran’s long‑range ballistic missile barrages. Arrow interceptors are reportedly low on stock, though Netanyahu and IDF officials have not voiced concern.
Netanyahu was accompanied by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, and the Commander of the Air Defense Array of the Arrow unit.
The premier “received an operational briefing” at the start of the visit, before entering the interception command center, where he was “presented [with] the unit’s missions and the operational challenges it faces,” the statement reads.
Netanyahu praised the soldiers and officers of the unit “for their work and their contribution to the defense of Israel’s skies,” adds the PMO.
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