The plane was carrying a large load of military equipment as part of an operation that authorities have called the largest logistical transfer in Israel’s history.

The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) announced last Wednesday the arrival of its 1,000th arms shipment as part of an airlift to reinforce the army, which began on October 7. The aircraft, part of a joint German-American cooperation effort, landed at Lod Airport (Ben Gurion International Airport) where it was received by IMOD Director General, Major General (Res.) Amir Baram.

This operation is being led by the Defense Procurement Directorate (DPD), through the International Defense Transport Unit, the IMOD missions in the United States and Berlin, the Force Planning and Development Directorate of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF).

The plane was carrying a large cargo of military equipment as part of an operation that authorities have described as the largest logistical transfer in Israeli history. To date, more than 120,000 tons of military equipment, ammunition, weapons systems, and personal protective equipment have been imported to comprehensively support all current and future needs of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Under this agreement, US President Donald Trump sent Israel vast quantities of weaponry valued at $8 billion, including thousands of bombs, thousands of missile warheads, and more than 20,000 assault rifles . By early 2025, US records showed that Israel had received thousands of weapons of all types, which facilitated Israeli attacks in the region and reflect Washington’s involvement in war crimes.

On November 17, Germany announced it would lift restrictions on arms shipments to Israel, asserting that the ceasefire supposedly in place in the Gaza Strip is holding. Sebastian Hille, deputy spokesperson for the German government, confirmed at a press conference that "the arms export restrictions to Israel announced in the government statement of August 8, 2025, are hereby repealed, and the repeal will take effect on November 24. "

This decision was welcomed by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, who stated that other countries should follow Germany’s example and lift the partial arms embargo imposed on Israel. However, the Israeli army continues to carry out military operations in the region, where it has been reported to have violated the truce with Lebanon with more than 10,000 operations and nearly 400 operations in Gaza.

Despite announcing a ceasefire, the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas reported that 312 Palestinians have been killed and 760 wounded in attacks that violate the agreement. Hamas called on the parties that signed the agreement to take measures to enforce the cessation of hostilities.