US ships 6,500 tons of equipment, munitions to Israel in 24 hours

The United States recently shipped 6,500 tons of munitions and materiel to Israel within 24 hours, using two large sea vessels and multiple cargo aircraft, the Defense Ministry reported Thursday.

In a large-scale global logistics operation, the two cargo ships docked at the ports of Ashdod and Haifa, carrying thousands of air and ground munitions, military trucks, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), and additional military equipment, it said.

The operation was led by the ministry’s Defense Procurement Directorate in coordination with its International Shipping Division, its mission to the US, and the IDF Planning Directorate.

The equipment was loaded onto hundreds of trucks from the ministry’s Logistics and Assets Department and the IDF Technological and Logistics Directorate. It was then transferred to IDF bases throughout the country in an operation at the Port of Ashdod overseen by Defense Ministry Director-General Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Baram.

AMIR BARAM, Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense attends the funeral of Israeli soldier Staff Sergeant Aviaad Elchanan Volansky at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, March 27, 2026. (credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)

115,600 tons of military items received since start of Iran war

The air and sea bridge remains the “central tool for building readiness as the security situation continues to develop,” the Defense Ministry said. “Since the launch of Operation Roaring Lion, Israel has received more than 115,600 tons of military equipment in 403 airlifts and 10 sealifts.”

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel “stands ready at every moment to act against its enemies, on every front, and wherever necessary. This expanding air and sea bridge directly strengthens the IDF’s capabilities and operational superiority.”