The shipment was received at Haifa Port, and the equipment was loaded onto dozens of transport trucks operated by the IDF’s Emun Transport Unit and the Technology and Logistics Directorate, which then transferred them for armor installation. The decision to lift the freeze was made at the end of January, just days after Donald Trump entered the White House. The transfer operation was led by the Defense Ministry’s Director General and former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff, Major General (res.) Amir Baram, who traveled to Haifa Port for the unloading.
“The shipment of D9 bulldozers is part of a wide-ranging buildup effort of weaponry and equipment worth billions of shekels, which the U.S. administration released and the Defense Ministry procured and transported to Israel,” he said. “In recent weeks, we have received numerous cargo ships and aircraft. We must continue to strengthen force-building to support all the IDF’s needs in the current campaign and in preparing for the decade ahead.” (Read More)
