Israel’s conflict with Iran costs hundreds of millions of dollars a day, estimates, which could limit Israel’s ability to wage a long war, the Wall Street Journal notes.

The highest cost is the interceptors needed to blow up the incoming Iranian missiles, who alone can cost from tens of millions to $ 200 million a day, experts say. Ammunition and aircraft increase the cost of war, as well as unprecedented damage to buildings. Some estimates so far say rebuilding or repairing damage could cost Israel at least $ 400 million in Israel.

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Cost increases pressure on Israel to quickly complete war

Israeli officials said the new attack could last two weeks, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not shown any indication that he will stop before Israel has achieved all his goals, which include the elimination of his nuclear program.

But the war costs expensive.

“The main factor that will really determine the cost of the war will be its duration,” said Karnit Flug, a former Israeli Bank Governor and now a senior Israel Democracy Institute based in Jerusalem. Flug believes that Israel’s economy could withstand a short campaign. “If it’s a week, it’s one thing,” he said. “If it’s two weeks or a month, it’s a very different story,” he added.

In recent days, Iran has launched more than 400 rockets to Israel, according to the Israeli government, which require sophisticated air defense systems to be rejected. More rockets usually mean more intercept systems.

Costial Systems of Intercept

The David’s Sling system, jointly developed by Israel and the US, can break small to large, unmanned aircraft and aircraft. It costs about $ 700,000 each time he is activated, assuming he is using two interceptors, according to Yehoshua Kalisky, a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv -based National Security Institute.

Arrow 3, another system used, protects against large -scale ballistic missiles leaving the Earth’s atmosphere, at a cost of about $ 4 million for a halt, Kaliski said. An earlier version of Arrow, known as Arrow 2, costs about $ 3 million for an intercept.

Other military costs include the cost of maintaining dozens of war aircraft, such as F-35 fighter aircraft, in the air for hours each time about 1,000 miles away from Israeli territory. Each costs about $ 10,000 per hour of flight, according to Kaliski. The cost of refueling aircraft and ammunition, including bombs such as JDAM and MK84, must also be taken into account.

“Every day, it is much more expensive than the war in Gaza or with Hezbollah. And all this comes from ammunition. This is the high expense, “said Zvi Eckstein, head of the Aaron Institute of Economic Policy at Reichman University in Israel, referring to both defensive and aggressive ammunition.

According to the Institute’s estimate, a Iran war will last a month will rise to about $ 12 billion.