Shipments from US carrying 6,500 tons of military gear arrived in Israel in past day

Two cargo ships and several planes carrying 6,500 tons of military equipment from the United States, including thousands of munitions and light armored utility vehicles, arrived in Israel in the past day, the Defense Ministry announces.

The ships, which docked at the Haifa and Ashdod ports, were carrying “thousands of air munitions, ground munitions, military trucks, JLTV combat mobility vehicles, and additional equipment,” the ministry says.

The 6,500 tons of equipment were loaded onto trucks and taken to various military bases across the country.

Ministry director general Amir Baram says the procurement operation “will continue and intensify in the coming weeks.”

The ministry says that since the start of the war with Iran on February 28, more than 115,600 tons of military equipment have arrived in Israel on 403 flights and 10 ships.

Defense Minister Israel Katz says the ministry’s goal is “to ensure that the IDF receives all the necessary means so that it can return to operating at full strength against our enemies at any time and in any place required.”