The staggering price tag of Israel's most expensive war
The longest and most expensive war in the country's history did not end on the battlefield, and it has left an open tab that will make significant charges on the state's budget for years to come

IDF soldiers in Jabalya, the northern Gaza Strip. Credit: Moti Milrod
The longest and most expensive war in the country's history did not end on the battlefield, and it has left an open tab that will make significant charges on the state's budget for years to come

January 03, 2026
Although the 2026 state budget has already been approved by the government (though not yet by the Knesset), it is already clear that the defense allocation rests on a fiction.







