US military aid to Israel reaches $17.9 billion: research project

Published October 7, 2024 Updated October 7, 2024 06:01pm

The US has provided Israel with $17.9 billion in military aid since the outbreak of its military offensive on the Gaza Strip last year, Anadolu reports according to a nonpartisan research project.

Brown University’s ‘Costs of War’ project said an additional $4.86 billion has gone into stepped-up US military operations in the region since October 7 2023. It said the aid included the costs of a Navy-led campaign to thwart attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea.

According to the report, the majority of US military aid to Israel comprised munitions, ranging from artillery shells to 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs and precision-guided munitions.

It also showed that the expenditures ranged from $4 billion to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome and David’s Sling missile defence systems to cash for rifles and jet fuel.

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