Israeli army purchases frozen as drones worth millions lost in Iran – Middle East Monitor

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has suspended new military purchases amid concerns about a potential new round of fighting with Iran, following the loss of dozens of drones worth millions of dollars over Iranian territory.

According to Ynet, the Israeli Ministry of Finance is refusing to approve a 60-billion-shekel ($16.2 billion) increase requested by the Ministry of Defence to cover the costs of the recent conflict with Iran and the ongoing Operation…