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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Derek Gatopoulos

Israel and Greece sign huge multi-billion-dollar ‘Achilles Shield’ weapons deal

A photograph taken from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre shows smoke rising from the site of a string of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the area of al-Mansouri on August 25, 2026 - (AFP/Getty)

Israel has signed a multi-billion-dollar weapons deal with Greece, marking the largest between the two Mediterranean countries.

Israel's Defense Ministry the 3 billion Euro defense export deal, coined Achilles Shield, is one of the country's largest and includes a multilayered air defense system for Greece using Israeli technology.

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