The Ministry of Defense will purchase 2,800 Micro Tavor type rifles at a total cost of approximately 10.5 million NIS from IWI – Israel Weapons Industries. The Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Colonel (res.) Eyal Zamir, approved the purchase of the weapons, which will be supplied to the infantry brigades Nahal, Golani and Givati.
The Micro Tavor rifle entered service in regular and reserve combat units in the IDF in 2006. It is a bullpup rifle (in which the magazine is located behind the trigger mechanism) and is an ergonomic weapon with a long barrel is obtained that provides great accuracy and allows the soldier to maintain a high level of troops in an urban area while not self-disclosing.

The current order is for the Micro Tavor model chambered for 5.56×45 mm rounds with a barrel length of 380 mm and 419 mm, with Picatiny rails that allow the use of attachments that help the user in all combat situations.
This order is to be added to other orders that IWI supplies to the IDF such as Negev machine guns and 40 mm grenade launchers that can also be mounted on the Micro Tavor.
Deputy Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Defense, Ze’ev Landau, commented: “These days we are improving the weapons used by the infantry brigades. The order for new Tavors from the Israeli company IWI is an expression of confidence in the Israeli arms industry and will help the company to start its activities at the new factory to be built in Kiryat Gat in the coming months.”