PNN – While the Israeli Ministry of Finance claims that the war against Iran has cost the regime $11.5 billion so far, the regime’s Ministry of War provides a much higher estimate of this figure.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network; The Israeli Ministry of Finance announced on Sunday, April 12, 2026, that the regime’s imposed war against Iran has resulted in direct budgetary costs of more than 35 billion shekels (equivalent to $11.52 billion).
According to the report, which was published by Hebrew media outlets including Yedioth Ahronoth, Vala, and E24, 22 billion shekels (about $7.2 billion) of this amount was spent on defense and military expenses, and another 12 billion shekels was allocated to compensate for damages caused to the private sector, businesses, and Israeli citizens.
The Israeli Ministry of Finance has emphasized that these costs are covered by the 2026 budget, stressing that there is no need to reopen the budget and approve new appropriations at this stage. However, Hebrew sources have reported that the Finance Ministry’s estimate differs significantly from the assessments of the Israeli Ministry of War, which estimates the direct military cost of the war with Iran at more than 39 billion shekels.
The details of these staggering costs are as follows: 18 billion shekels ($5.9 billion) were spent on weapons, 7.5 billion shekels ($2.46 billion) on flight hours, 5 billion shekels ($1.64 billion) on reserve days, and 6.5 billion shekels ($2.13 billion) on other costs such as computing and damages. However, the main part of this report is devoted to the damages in the civilian sector.
The Israeli Finance Ministry has estimated the cost of property tax-based compensation at around 12-13 billion shekels. This includes payments planned under the compensation plan for companies that suffered a decline in their business during the war. In addition, another 1 billion shekels ($0.33 billion) is expected to be spent on financing the “Galat” plan for employees who were unable to come to work, as well as compensation for local authorities. According to Hebrew media, more than 28,000 claims for damages to Israeli residents’ property caused by Iranian missile attacks have been filed as of last Thursday.