"IDF gears up for arsenal overhaul with homegrown assault rifles.
Aiming to standardize troop loadouts after war lessons and mirror Western armies, IDF to phase out older M4 and Tavor rifles for modern Israeli weapons with advanced firing mechanisms.
As part of the military operations in Gaza, the IDF is planning a major overhaul of its arsenal poised to revolutionize the battlefield dynamics for infantry, armored corps, engineering and artillery units. The military's strategy includes adopting a unified Israeli weapon system, with a particular focus on enhancing the capabilities of infantry soldiers.
To that end, the Defense Ministry's Department of Production and Procurement (DoPP) is initiating a large-scale tender for tens of thousands of rifles from three local weapon manufacturers: Silver Shadow, which is the primary producer of the Tavor rifle, Emtan with its MZ rifle and Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) with their Arad rifle. All three are AR-15 platform rifles."
Source: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hju8hfrat