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Colombia manufactures its first rifles to replace Israeli weapons

Colombia aims to produce 400,000 lighter, cheaper rifles within five years to replace Israeli arms after breaking diplomatic ties in 2024, officials said.

  • Colombian officials said the country had produced its first combat rifle to replace the Israeli Galil rifle.
  • The new locally manufactured rifles are 15 to 25 percent lighter and made of steel and polymer.
  • Leftist President Gustavo Petro broke ties with Israel in 2024 to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offensive in Gaza.
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Colombia manufactures its first rifles to replace Israeli weapons

Colombian officials said Monday the country has produced its first combat rifle, a cheaper, lighter weapon aimed at replacing the arms that were once supplied its former military ally Israel.

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