Re: Gaza war estimated to cost Israel $48bn

$48BIL to $51BIL estimates promoted by Al Jazeera are the worse case scenario with actual expected to be less than $30BIL for the year. Israel GDP is ~$500BIL by comparison Palestinian terrorists GDP is $20BIL. Israel has $200BIL reserves of foreign currency that can carry the war for several months. if the the war continues it will lower GDP growth from 3%+ to 1.5%.
West Bank is already in trouble as 200K supporters of palestinian terrorists were sent back losing lucrative wages (total $3-$4BIL per year) and immediately increasing WB unemployment by 15%-17%. At the same time Israeli markets are closed to palestinian terrorists produce and no shoppers from Israel are allowed into the palestinian terrorists controlled areas.
The terrorists chutzpah is complaining on not having free access to markets. That to me sounds like rapists complaint of not having free access to victims

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