10:15 12-09-2025

MWM: Israel Avoids Striking Algeria Due to Russian Weapons

By William Lewis - https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7691194/israeli-air-force-red-flag-nellis-23-2-15-mar-2023, Public Domain, Link

Military Watch Magazine reports that Israel refrains from striking Algeria, citing the country’s powerful Russian and Chinese air defense network and modern air force.

The American military analysis journal Military Watch Magazine (MWM) concluded that despite its frequent military threats, Tel Aviv does not dare to strike Algeria. Analysts attribute this to Algeria’s possession of advanced Russian weaponry.

According to MWM, Algeria remains the only country in the Middle East and North Africa to have invested heavily in modern air defense systems — and these systems were not sourced from the West. The country’s network of radar stations, surface-to-air missile systems, and fleets of fighter and interceptor aircraft were supplied by Beijing and Moscow.

MWM emphasized that when Israel attacks other states, its strategists usually rely not on Israel’s own military strength — which consists of only a handful of fifth-generation F-35 fighters — but on the significant weakness of the opponent. Algeria, with its Russian- and Chinese-supplied air defense systems and air force, does not fit this description and is therefore not seen as an easy target.