War-Driven Growth or Strategic Misstep? Israel’s $76 Billion Defense Burden
Reports indicate that Israel’s military spending since the onset of its war on Gaza in October 2023 has reached approximately $76.3 billion (250 billion shekels).
Reports indicate that Israel’s military spending since the onset of its war on Gaza in October 2023 has reached approximately $76.3 billion (250 billion shekels).
Israeli forces have once again breached the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. Through artillery shelling and airstrikes on residential areas, several buildings in eastern Khan Younis, located in southern Gaza, were destroyed.
Over the past two nights, the Israeli military violated the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, citing delays by Hamas in handing over the remains of Israeli soldiers. Multiple areas across the strip were targeted, resulting in the deaths of 91 Palestinians, including 24 children and dozens of women.
The Intercept website has published findings from an extensive investigation revealing that Amazon has provided cloud computing services to Israeli arms manufacturers, which were reportedly used in military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy for West Asia, along with General Charles Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), visited an Israeli military base in the Gaza Strip. The visit was attended by Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, and several senior Israeli commanders. The purpose of the visit was to assess the Israeli army’s withdrawal from areas designated in the recent agreement with Hamas.
ABC News has reported that the United States is sending 200 military personnel to Israel to establish a specialized coordination center aimed at overseeing the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Following the ceasefire and the beginning of the return of displaced to Gaza City, internal security forces affiliated with Hamas have been deployed in several areas of the city. This move aims to facilitate the return of refugees & ensure security across Gaza.
Avi Issacharoff, a prominent Israeli journalist and military analyst, has voiced sharp criticism of the Israeli government’s performance in Gaza. He stated that the official objectives of Israel’s military campaign in the region have not been achieved. According to Issacharoff, despite months of intense fighting, Hamas remains firmly in control of Gaza, and there are […]
Israel and Hamas have agreed to implement the first phase of a ceasefire proposal brokered by Donald Trump and mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey. This phase includes a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces to designated lines and the release of hostages held by Hamas. The ceasefire is expected to begin today at 12:00 PM local time.
During the 280 days of the war, the Zionist regime committed 3,388 massacres in the Gaza Strip. The Zionist regime has killed more than 48,300 people; More than 16,000 of these people are children!
Over the course of the 162nd day of fighting in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli regime’s army pounded various targets in this narrow strip. The Palestinian resistance groups also launched attacks against the gathering places of forces and equipment of the Israeli regime’s army in certain areas in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas has received a draft proposal from Gaza truce talks in Paris for a pause in military operations and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages.