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Escalations with Iran, Hezbollah cost 'Israel' billions: Israeli media

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  • Source: Israeli media
  • 6 Oct 2024 13:26
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Israeli media reports highlight the escalating economic costs for "Israel" stemming from the ongoing war, confirming that the budget will be breached for the third time this year.

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    Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after a rocket, fired from Lebanon, hit a local municipality storage in Kiryat Shmona, northern "Israel", Tuesday, September 24, 2024. (AP)

Israeli daily Haaretz highlighted the growing economic burden on "Israel" amid escalating tensions with Hezbollah and Iran, emphasizing that the budget will be breached for the third time this year. The article pointed out that the government has not adequately prepared for an expanded confrontation, raising concerns about the long-term fiscal implications of the ongoing war.

The newspaper reported that the recent escalation with Hezbollah and Iran has resulted in costs estimated between 10 to 20 billion shekels, which is approximately $2.6 billion to $5.2 billion.

The newspaper emphasized that these additional costs are calculated before considering the potential loss in tax revenues and the uncertainty surrounding 18 billion shekels (over $4.7 billion) in aid from the United States, whose arrival remains in doubt.

This development follows Standard & Poor's announcement on October 2 regarding an immediate downgrade of the occupation's credit rating, coupled with a negative outlook. This came just days after Moody's also issued a double downgrade.

In this context, the Bank of Israel projected in May that the costs arising from the war could reach 250 billion shekels (approximately $66 billion) by the end of next year. This figure encompasses military expenditures and government costs, including housing for thousands of settlers who have evacuated from the North and South. This amount represents roughly 12% of "Israel's" GDP.

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It appears that these costs will continue to escalate as the war broadens, further inflating the financial burden on the occupying government and prolonging the return of settlers to the north.

Israeli economy shattering 

In late September, as "Israel's" almost year-long genocide in Gaza spread and its credit rating was reduced once more, Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, claimed that, while under stress, the economy remained robust.

"Israel's economy bears the burden of the longest and most expensive war in the country's history," Smotrich said on September 28.

Karnit Flug, a former governor of "Israel’s" central bank, told CNN that a more intense war will "take a heavier toll on economic activity and growth."

The war has drastically deteriorated the situation in Gaza, driving it into an economic and humanitarian disaster long ago, while the West Bank is "undergoing a rapid and alarming economic decline," according to a UN study released last month. According to a worst-case scenario developed by Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies, "Israel's" economy might contract much worse.

Prior to the war on Gaza, the International Monetary Fund predicted the GDP of "Israel" would increase by 3.4% this year in contrast to the current predictions of 1% to 1.9%. In addition, "Israel's" central bank cannot decrease interest rates to revive the economy since inflation is growing, fueled by rising salaries and ballooning government expenditure to support the war.

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