Israel Says Gaza War Cost $2.5 Billion -- Voice of America
Israel says its 50-day war against Hamas militants in Gaza cost more than $2.5 billion.
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon told an economic conference in Tel Aviv this week that a large part of the cost came from more than 6,000 attacks Israeli forces carried out on targets in the Palestinian enclave along the Mediterranean, mostly airstrikes.
But he said the country also spent $100,000 each time its Iron Dome missile defense system shot down one of the 600 rockets the militants fired across the border at the Jewish state - a $60 million cost.
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More News On The Cost Of The Gaza War
The economic cost of the war in Gaza -- CNN
Israel estimates cost of Gaza conflict at £1.5bn -- The Guardian
Gaza war cost $2.5 billion, Ya’alon says -- Times of Israel
The High (Economic) Cost of the Gaza War -- Israel Today
Rebuilding Gaza to cost 6 billion euros: Palestinians -- AFP
Palestinians put Gaza reconstruction cost at $7.8 billion -- Reuters
Gaza rebuilding 'will cost $7.8 billion' -- The Telegraph
UN: Palestinian economy battered further -- i24 News
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