The cost of Israel’s wars in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran since 7 October 2023 has reached nearly $205 billion, Israeli media reported.
The figure was included in a report on Zman Yisrael, the Hebrew-language service of The Times of Israel, which assessed the economic effect of the conflicts on public finances, production losses and US military support.
Citing Bank of Israel data, the report said the cost of the wars to the government has exceeded $118 billion.
Defence spending accounted for around $71.2 billion of the total, while compensation payments reached $9.6 billion, various civilian expenditures stood at $16.7 billion, and interest costs linked to higher public debt amounted to $5.5 billion.
The report put the value of US weapons, ammunition and military equipment supplied to Israel at around $26 billion.
The economic burden was not limited to public spending, estimating that lost output in the Israeli economy between October 2023 and the end of 2025 reached around $51.9 billion.
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