As of Sunday, January 19, the cost of the war, which began on October 7, 2023, amounted to 150 billion shekels, or about 300 million shekels per day.
Most of the expenses are related to payment for reservist service – 44 billion. On average, every year the army pays for 2.5 million days of reservist service. There were 49 million such days during the war. Spending on reservists exceeded spending on the Air Force. Another 38 billion shekels were spent on ammunition and interceptor missiles, maintenance and servicing of military equipment – 22 billion, logistics – 14 billion, weapons – 12 billion, communications and intelligence equipment – 9 billion, construction – 7 billion, rehabilitation of the wounded – 4 billion.
The interceptor missile of the Hetz missile defense system, produced by the Israeli concern Taasiya Avirit (IAI), costs 2-3 million dollars. During the war, Hetz was deployed to repel missile attacks from Iran and Yemen. Recently, the Ministry of Defense entered into a contract with IAI to supply missiles for Hetz worth several billions. These are not the only costs that Israel will have to bear after the war, when it ends. It should be taken into account that funding will be required to restore destroyed settlements in the south and north of the country, as well as to strengthen the security of these regions (defense structures, defense equipment, surveillance, etc.).
