DUBAI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel must develop an independent defense industry and reduce its reliance on foreign weapons supplies, while praising support from the United States.
Speaking during a meeting with a reserve combat officers’ course at Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion, Netanyahu said Israel’s future security depended on building its own military capabilities.
“I deeply appreciate the support we have received, and which I have also brought over the years, from our American friends,” Netanyahu said. “But today I say: We need our own independent armaments network. We must manufacture our own armaments.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday, at Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion, with a reserve combat officers' course, and spoke with them about the various challenges in multiple arenas:
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