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The expense was on the US, UK, and Isreali side by 88_92WSND
using missiles to shoot down the drones, not with the drones.
As to flying time -- it's only about an hour more flying time from Iran to Israel as it is from Russian territory to key targets in Ukraine. Even if the move is telegraphed, it still requires 100% success on defense to keep hundreds of pounds of explosives from hitting or crashing in Israel. The link below shows pictures of what happens when a small Iranian drone hit a merchant vessel (killing the captain and a crew-member)