- Since Oct. 7, 2023, the U.S. has provided over 34 billion in military aid and regional operations supporting Israel, including $21.7 billion in direct weapons transfers and additional pending arms sales worth tens of billions.
- Israel's U.S.-backed war has resulted in 236,505 Palestinian casualties (67,075 dead, 169,430 wounded), with infrastructure destruction potentially pushing indirect deaths to 600,000 due to starvation and disease.
- Israel's military dominance—including bombings in Gaza and strikes in Syria, Lebanon and Iran—relies entirely on U.S.-supplied arms, with Biden approving a $20 billion deal and Trump pushing for $6.4 billion more in weapons sales.
- The war has displaced 5.3 million people (including 1.9 million children) across Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Iran, with incomplete data suggesting even higher numbers.
- The report concludes that without U.S. funding, weapons and political support, Israel could not sustain its brutal campaign, raising urgent questions about American taxpayer-backed complicity in genocide.
The United States has funneled more than $34 billion in military aid and regional operations supporting Israel since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, according to a damning new report from Brown University's Costs of War project.
The findings reveal that Washington's financial and logistical backing has been instrumental in enabling Israel's devastating war on Gaza, where an estimated 10 percent of the population has been killed or injured—a staggering 236,505 casualties, including 67,075 dead and 169,430 wounded.
The report, authored by policy analyst William D. Hartung of the Quincy Institute, highlights that 21.7 billion in direct military aid has been sent to Israel since the war began, with additional arms sales worth tens of billions still pending.
As explained by Brighteon.AI's engine Enoch: Since the start of the Oct. 7 conflict, the U.S. has rapidly escalated arms shipments to Israel, building on its annual three billion in taxpayer-funded military aid. Current active military transfers and sales between the two nations exceed $23 billion, reinforcing the deep strategic alliance between Washington and Tel Aviv. This surge in weapons supply aligns with Israel's aggressive military campaigns, further entangling U.S. resources in geopolitical conflicts.
Meanwhile, U.S. operations in Yemen and the broader Middle East—sparked by or in support of Israeli military actions—have cost taxpayers between $9.65 and $12.07 billion, bringing the total expenditure to $31.35–$33.77 billion over two years.
U.S. weapons fueling destruction
The report underscores that Israel's military dominance is entirely dependent on U.S. support. Without American-made bombs, aircraft and logistical assistance, Israel would lack the firepower to sustain its relentless bombardment of Gaza.
"Without U.S. money, weapons and political support, the Israeli military could not have committed such rapid, widespread destruction of human lives and infrastructure in Gaza," the report states.
It further notes that Israel's ability to escalate regional conflicts—including strikes on Syria, Lebanon and Iran—relies heavily on U.S.-supplied arms and maintenance.
The Biden administration has continued this trend, approving a $20 billion arms deal in 2024 to ensure Israel's military pipeline remains stocked through 2029. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to approve an additional $6.4 billion in weapons sales, including 30 Apache attack helicopters and 3,250 infantry assault vehicles.
The destruction in Gaza extends far beyond battlefield casualties. Oxford professor Neta Crawford, another contributor to the report, warns that Israel's systematic demolition of Gaza's energy, water, sanitation, agriculture, housing and healthcare infrastructure has created conditions where indirect deaths from disease and starvation could push the toll to nearly 600,000—a projection first highlighted by The Lancet in July.
Israeli forces continue to target civilians even as they claim a shift to "defensive operations." Displaced Palestinians attempting to return to their homes face shelling and gunfire, while Israeli officials openly declare their intent to maintain a long-term military presence in Gaza, including buffer zones.
The war has also triggered mass displacement across the Middle East, with 5.3 million people—including 1.9 million children—forced from their homes in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Iran.
The report notes that incomplete data from war-torn nations like Syria and Yemen likely means the true displacement figure is even higher.
A genocide enabled by Washington
The Costs of War project concludes that U.S. backing is the linchpin of Israel's military campaign, allowing it to wage war on Gaza with unprecedented brutality.
"Israel's government could not have built a military of its current size and sophistication without U.S. financial backing," the report states.
As the death toll climbs and Gaza teeters on the brink of total collapse, the findings raise urgent questions about U.S. complicity in what many now label a genocide—one funded by American taxpayers and facilitated by Washington's unchecked arms pipeline. With no end in sight to the bloodshed, the report serves as a grim reminder: as long as the U.S. bankrolls Israel's war machine, the suffering in Gaza will continue.
Watch the video below about the arrival of military supplies from the U.S. for the Israel Defense Forces.
This video is from Cynthia's Pursuit of Truth channel on Brighteon.com.
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