In response to the speech of Hassan Nasrallah and Hezbollah... America sends military planes to participate in the Gaza war

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Israel has lost more than $7.5 billion since the outbreak of its war with Gaza, according to Yogav Gardos, head of the Budget Department in the Israeli Ministry of Finance. Yesterday evening, Wednesday, Gardos revealed the estimates of the Israeli Ministry of Finance regarding the enormous damage caused by the war to the country’s budget, stressing that after only 3 weeks the damage had reached 30 billion shekels ($7.5 billion).

According to The Marker, a daily Hebrew-language economic newspaper published by the Haaretz group in Israel, Gardos explained that losses in the state budget translate into increased war expenditures and aid programs or due to a decrease in state revenues due to a slowdown in economic activity. According to Gardos, the fighting expenses alone have so far reached 20 billion shekels ($5 billion), meaning that each day of fighting costs about one billion shekels ($250 million), and the total spending will increase as the fighting continues.

In addition to defense expenses, according to Gardos, there are many other expenses. The cost of evacuating more than 100,000 Israeli refugees and injured people amounts to 1.7 billion shekels ($430 million). The head of the budget department in the Israeli Ministry of Finance said that the Ministry of Finance has already transferred 5 billion shekels, among other expenses, to equip weapons, assist local authorities, and evacuate residents. Gardos also estimated that the economy's GDP damage amounts to about NIS 10 billion per month ($2.5 billion) from the fighting. This means that growth in Israel will slow significantly in 2023.

The US House of Representatives plans to consider a separate emergency aid package for Israel worth $14.3 billion, following the decision of Republicans in the US House of Representatives to separate the aid provided to Israel from a larger supplementary funding request submitted by the administration of US President Joe Biden. Republicans in the House of Representatives say they intend to move forward with the aid bill for Israel today, Thursday, despite the opposition of the Biden administration and some Democrats in Congress. The White House said earlier this week that "US President Joe Biden will veto the independent aid package."

The White House noted that "the proposal turns Israel into a pawn in American domestic politics," adding that "the legislation will send a terrible message to Russia by depriving Ukraine of aid." The Biden administration had initially requested $106 billion from the US Congress in an additional emergency funding request, which also included more than $61 billion in aid to Ukraine.

Finally, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived this morning in Tel Aviv, where he intends to put pressure on Israel in particular to ensure the protection of Palestinian civilians in light of the continuing war with the Hamas movement. On his second tour in the Middle East within a few weeks, Blinken will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and attend a meeting of his security cabinet, according to what an Agence France-Presse journalist reported. Blinken said from Tel Aviv: “I will discuss with Israeli officials its right to defend itself and deliver aid to Gaza.”

Sky News Arabia quoted Palestinian sources as saying that Blinken will present to the Israeli side a proposal for a temporary truce for 12 hours, subject to renewal, in exchange for the release of most of the foreign detainees. According to the sources, Blinken will request permission for the movement of UNRWA and Red Cross vehicles. Israel will also be offered to bring 50,000 liters of fuel into Gaza, in addition to increasing the number of aid trucks entering Gaza to 200 per day. For its part, the US State Department announced that Blinken will stress in Israel the necessity of increasing the volume and speed of bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza.

He will also stress in Israel the need to prevent the expansion of the conflict. In addition, Blinken will discuss ensuring the immediate release of those detained by Hamas, according to what the US State Department reported, which stressed “supporting Israel’s right to defend itself in accordance with international law.” In Tel Aviv, Blinken seeks to achieve two goals: to pressure Israel to protect Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and to ensure the continued entry of humanitarian aid that is still arriving in insufficient quantities.

On Thursday, Blinken told reporters at Andrews Air Force Base before heading to the Middle East: “We will talk about concrete steps that can and should be taken to reduce the harm caused to men, women and children in Gaza.” Blinken reaffirmed "Israel's right to defend itself," but expressed concerns about the suffering of Palestinian civilians.

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