Its close friend America is giving a lot of money to Israel which is bombing the Middle East. This has been revealed in a recent report. The United States has provided at least $17.9 billion in military aid to Israel since the Gaza War. The United States has spent an additional $4.86 billion on military operations in the Middle East, including Navy efforts to stop attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen's Houthis. These attacks have been carried out by the Houthi group in support of Hamas.
This has been revealed in a new report by Brown University's 'Costs of War Project'. The report was released on Monday to mark the first anniversary of Hamas attacks on Israel. The report has been released as Israel opens a second front in Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. This is the first estimated figure that mentions the money spent by the US for the ongoing conflicts with Israel in Gaza and Lebanon.
According to this report, military aid worth $251.2 billion has been given to Israel since 1959, which is the largest aid given to any country. But the $17.9 billion aid given to Israel after October 7, 2023 is the highest amount given in a year. This assistance includes military financing, arms sales, more than $4.4 billion of supplies and used equipment from U.S. stockpiles.
This includes things like ammunition, cannon balls, 2,000-pound bunker busters, and precision-guided bombs. Apart from this, an amount of $4 billion has been spent in refurbishing Israel's Iron Dome and David Sling missile defense systems. However, the report's researchers also said that unlike military aid given to Ukraine, it was difficult to obtain complete information on weapons sent to Israel.
Nearly 42,000 people have been killed so far in Israeli retaliatory attacks in Gaza, the report said, while a Hamas attack in Israel a year ago killed more than 1,200 people and took 250 others hostage. . At least 1,400 people, including Hezbollah fighters and civilians, have died in Lebanon during the same period.
