An official report issued by Israel’s State Comptroller’s Office has revealed a significant decline in Israel’s weapons production capabilities and military stockpiles during the ongoing war since the 7th October attack.
The report warned that Israel’s growing reliance on foreign imports had harmed its political and military decision-making freedom and threatened the availability of supplies needed by the Israeli army on the battlefield.
The report, published by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman, said the production capabilities of Israel’s military industries had deteriorated despite billions of dollars being invested in weapons manufacturing infrastructure.
It added that some production lines had completely lost their efficiency, while others had weakened due to the security establishment’s decision to buy cheaper raw materials from abroad and its failure to place sufficient production orders with local factories, including facilities funded by the Israeli army.
The report said rebuilding these capabilities would require massive investment and a long period of time, leaving Israel in a fragile position during prolonged wars.
According to the report, the current war involving Iran and Hezbollah clearly showed that Israel’s dependence on foreign countries for weapons, components and raw materials had damaged its political and strategic freedom of action and led to shortages in the weapons available to the army.
The report stated that this foreign dependence had “restricted Israel’s ability to make independent decisions during the war”, especially after some countries imposed restrictions or bans on arms exports to Israel during the fighting.
