With the recent expiration of a temporary cease-fire, the - TopicsExpress



          

With the recent expiration of a temporary cease-fire, the operation may not be over. (Another temporary cease-fire was put in place starting at midnight Monday.) But through last week, including both direct military expenses and indirect hits to the Israeli economy, the total cost of the four-week conflict is estimated at $2.5 billion to $3.6 billion. The government has maintained radio silence on the war’s military costs and estimates vary, but Israeli media report that they range from $1.2 billion to $2.3 billion. Lost economic activity amounted to an estimated $1.3 billion, with the tourism sector in particular taking a massive hit. jewishexponent/headlines/2014/08/how-much-has-israel-s-war-in-gaza-cost
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:20:49 +0000

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