Washington – WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States has provided at least 21.7 billion dollars in Bayden and Trump’s departments for Israeli military assistance since the beginning. Gaza war Two years ago, according to a new academy study published on Tuesday, the second anniversary on October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel in this Struggle.
Another study, which was also published by the War costs project at Watson College of Brown International and General University, says that the United States has spent nearly $ 10 billion on security aid and Operations in the broader Middle East In the past two years.
While reports depend on open source materials for most of their results, they provide some of the most comprehensive accounting American military aid to close the Israeli ally And the estimated costs to enter American military participation In the Middle East.
The Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment on the amount of military aid provided to Israel since October 2023. The White House referred questions to the Pentagon, who only oversees part of assistance.
Reports, which depend on the notifications available to the public to Congress, have been released as President Donald Trump Presses to end the war in Gaza. Israeli officials and Hamas I made indirect talks in Egypt This week, after Hamas accepted some members of the American plan that Israel also said it has supported.
Reports, which are critical of Israel, say that without the help of the United States, Israel was unable to maintain its concerted campaign against Hamas in Gaza. They notice that tens of billions of dollars in future financing for Israel are expected under various bilateral agreements.
The main report says that the United States provided $ 17.9 billion to Israel in the first year of the war – when Democratic President Joe Biden was in office – and $ 3.8 billion in the second year. She said that some military aid had already been provided while the rest will be provided in the coming years.
This report was produced in the Washington -based Queeni Institute for a responsible fold. The institute has been accused by some of Israel’s groups of being isolated and opposed to Israel, and the organization is accused.
A second report analyzes our spending on the activities of the broader Middle East, such as Houthi rebels in Yemen Iranian nuclear facilities, this costs put between 9.65 billion dollars and 12 billion dollars since October 7, 2023, including between 2 billion and 2.25 billion dollars for Attacks The costs associated with June.