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Report: In one year, more than 100,000 deaths in Gaza—aided by over $17.9 billion from the US

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The Costs of War Project at Brown University estimates the human cost of Israel ’s war on Gaza .

The researchers estimate the cost to US taxpayers at over $17.9 billion .

The likely number of people killed at well over 100,000 is a “very conservative, minimum amount of death”.

The amount of taxpayer money sent to Israel this year was not easy to calculate, or perfectly precise.

The Pentagon has not been releasing regular reports on weapons transfers and military loans to Israel .

Israel has received more US military aid than any other country, benefiting from $251.2 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars since 1959 .