ALBAWABA - After 78 days of the brutal Israeli aggression on Gaza, voices both within and outside Israel demand an end to this unjust war and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, following the failure to achieve the declared strategic objectives since the beginning of the aggression on October 7.
This aligns with the hemorrhage of military losses in the ranks of the Israeli army, especially the elite forces in the 'Golani' Brigade, considered by Tel Aviv as the 'pride of the Israeli military.' Simultaneously, the severe losses continue to plague the Zionist economy
The political and military pressures are not the only factors leaving Israeli war leaders bewildered and frustrated; the continuous economic losses also contribute to the sense of confusion. According to Israeli data, the total economic losses are estimated at around 200 billion shekels, approximately 51 billion dollars. The cost of the war equals 10% of the total Israeli Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The estimated cost of revenue losses ranges between 12 to 15 billion dollars, in addition to compensations for companies that have halted operations. Tourism has also declined by 67%. The data confirms that the ongoing war is increasing Israel's total borrowing to over 12 billion dollars by the end of this year.
The issue goes beyond the estimates of overall economic losses; there is a pressing concern related to the severe crisis in the food production shortage due to the migration of settlers, either outside or within the occupied territories. Settlers fleeing the Gaza periphery area have resulted in significant losses in agricultural production. The Gaza periphery region contributes approximately 75% of vegetables, 25% of fruits, and about 10% of dairy production in Israel.
On the borders with Lebanon, in the Galilee and the Golan Heights, over 75% of settlers have fled, affecting the cultivation of thousands of acres of grapevines, mangoes, and citrus fruits. Additionally, approximately 4.5 million chickens produce around 1.5 billion eggs. In these regions, Israel relies on about 30,000 Thai migrants, including around 19,000 workers who migrated after the 'Operation Aqsa Flood,' representing roughly two-thirds of the agricultural workforce
