"Of those who are still alive, many have suffered the effects of deliberately imposed starvation: first during Israel's siege of northern Gaza in late 2024, which United Nations officials described as apocalyptic, and later during the man-made famine Israeli policies created in August 2025, when images of malnourished and starving children became commonplace on news bulletins around the world. None of this has come cheap."
"That total includes roughly 243billion shekels ($78bn) in direct defence costs, 33billion shekels ($10bn) for the property tax compensation fund, civilian outlays of 57billion shekels ($18bn) and interest payments of 19billion shekels ($6bn). In early 2025, taking the Gaza war in isolation, Israel's former chief military economic adviser, Gil Pinchas, estimated that the cost to Israel had been 150 billion shekels ($48bn)."
Israel's war on Gaza since October 2023 has expended vast amounts of money and manpower, leveling Palestinian territory and destroying institutions. The campaign has killed more than 72,000 people, with some independent researchers estimating over 75,000 deaths, including tens of thousands of women and children. Many survivors suffered deliberately imposed starvation during the siege of northern Gaza in late 2024 and the man-made famine created in August 2025, producing widespread images of malnourished children. The Bank of Israel estimated the economic toll at about 352 billion shekels ($113bn), including defence, compensation, civilian and interest costs. Early-2025 estimates placed Gaza-only costs at 150 billion shekels, averaging 300 million shekels per day, while reports noted about 100 Palestinians killed daily.
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