Why is Israel increasing its presence in the Balkans?

Is the Balkans becoming Israel's new foothold? One by one, Balkan leaders have been shaking hands with Israeli officials, making deals to deepen their ties. Greece signed a $3.5 billion deal for Israeli air defense systems, and with Israel in Cyprus is pursuing plans to bring East Mediterranean gas to Europe. Albania signed a cooperation agreement with Israel on trade, energy, and cybersecurity. Serbia opened a drone factory with Albert Systems, a major supplier to the Israeli military, which also runs production sites in Romania. So, what does Israel want in this corner of Europe? Israeli interest in the Balkans revolves around two things. Number one, trying to dilute the EU's position on the Palestinian issue by gaining support. The second one is, of course, the unpredictable security environment that Israel has and its rivalry with Iran and increased city Turkey where Israel tries to expand its periphery but it is a two-way street since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza Serbia's arms exports to Israel have jumped nearly 40-fold while Belgrade finalized a 1.6 billion dollar deal for Israeli equipment in ethnically divided Bosnia Serb leaders have sided with Israel and hosted an Israeli Chamber of Commerce office and in Slovenia a new conservative government has swung back towards Tel Aviv so what is in it for the Balkans they see some benefits from engaging Israel whether they believe it is part of their geopolitical balancing of engaging multiple countries among the ethnic Serbs and ethnic Albanians it is a part of an effort to secure backing from the US by courting Israel and its The Balkans rarely agree on anything. The region has always been torn between Russia, the West and China. Now, as security, defense and political ties deepen, Israel is emerging as a new player at the table. The real question is, what do the Balkans gain from this partnership and at what price?