Cyprus rejects Greek Leopard tanks in favour of Israel’s Merkava

Cyprus has rejected the possibility of receiving Greek Leopard 1A5 tanks after a National Guard delegation inspected the vehicles in Greece and found that they did not meet operational requirements, with Israel’s Merkava tanks reportedly being preferred.

According to Phileleftheros, the Cypriot delegation travelled to Greece to assess the condition of the Leopard 1A5s that Athens was prepared to make available....