Current sectionOpinionHaaretz EditorialShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz Editorial04:20 AM • August 16 2026 IDTThe war that began on October 7, which has not yet officially ended, has cost 420 billion shekels ($142 billion). Its impact is expected to be felt for a long time. Defense-related expenses are expected to reach one and a half trillion shekels in the coming decade.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFIsrael economyIsrael-Gaza WarEyal ZamirCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranWest BankIsraeli Think TankGazaSecret Cruise MissileSettler ViolenceMinnesotaHaaretz PodcastThe Right Is Correct, There's No Jewish Terror. There's Only Israeli TerrorU.S. Expected to Press Israel to De-escalate as Trump Pursues Middle East WinsSettlers Continue to Roam Palestinian Villages Despite Massive IDF PresenceTrump's Iran Focus Strains U.S. Forces as Last Aircraft Carrier Leaves East AsiaRare August Rain Showers Jerusalem, West Bank; Flood Warnings IssuedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls