US funding drives Israel’s wars across Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, new reports reveal

WASHINGTON (MNTV) — The United States has provided Israel with more than $21 billion in military and financial support since October 2023, a scale of assistance that has enabled Israel to sustain prolonged wars across Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran, according to new reports by the Costs of War Project at Brown University.

The twin reports, jointly prepared with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, conclude that Israel’s ongoing military wars — including what experts have labeled as genocide in Gaza — would have been “impossible to sustain” without continuous American aid, arms transfers, and diplomatic backing.

According to the findings, U.S. military and operational spending linked to Israel between October 2023 and September 2025 reached between $31.3 billion and $33.7 billion, covering direct military aid, weapons deliveries, and regional military operations conducted by U.S. forces.

Regional devastation and human toll

Since the start of the Gaza war, Israeli attacks have killed at least 67,000 Palestinians and wounded nearly 170,000, while thousands remain buried under the rubble.

The war has since expanded beyond Gaza — with Israeli strikes killing over 4,000 people in Lebanon, bombings on Yemeni territory, and a 12-day confrontation with Iran following Israel’s attack on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus earlier this year.

Researchers note that Israel’s military operations in these multiple arenas have relied heavily on U.S. weapons systems and financial transfers.

“Given the scale of current and future spending, the Israeli army could not have carried out such widespread destruction without U.S. financing, weapons, and political cover,” said William D. Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute and co-author of the study U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers to Israel, October 2023–September 2025.

The study adds that Israel’s domestic defense industry, though advanced in surveillance and drone technologies, depends largely on U.S.-made ordnance and aircraft munitions for its regional campaigns.

Decades of bipartisan support

The reports trace Washington’s unwavering support for Israel across successive administrations. Since 1948, Israel has received more than $150 billion in total U.S. aid, making it the single largest cumulative recipient of American foreign assistance.

Both the Biden and Trump administrations reportedly approved multibillion-dollar arms packages to Israel, including long-term financing for weapons systems still in the production pipeline.

“Bipartisan political consensus has allowed a state designated of repeated violations of international law to operate without accountability,” said Omar H. Rahman, a fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs.

However, recent surveys indicate a growing shift in U.S. public opinion. A Washington Post poll found that 40 percent of American Jews believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, while over 60 percent say Israel has engaged in war crimes — a stark sign of waning domestic support.

Growing criticism within the U.S.

Experts observe that this erosion of public confidence could carry political consequences ahead of the 2028 U.S. presidential election.

“No Democrat can expect to win a primary without addressing the administration’s role in enabling Israel’s actions,” said Matt Duss, executive vice president at the Center for International Policy.

Duss added that the financial priorities reflected in these aid packages reveal systemic issues in U.S. governance.

“Even though Americans face shrinking social safety nets, Washington always finds billions to fund Israel’s wars,” he said. “This reflects not just Israeli lobbying but also the entrenched power of the U.S. military-industrial complex profiting from arms sales and defense contracts.”

Analysts say that unless Washington reassesses its military and financial relationship with Israel, the U.S. risks deeper entanglement in regional conflicts and further damage to its global reputation.

The reports conclude that genuine peace in the Middle East will remain unattainable “as long as U.S. policy continues to underwrite Israel’s wars without restraint or accountability.”