Israel has received 230 planes, 20 ships loaded with US arms since October 7

ANKARA (AA) – The United States has sent 230 cargo planes and 20 ships loaded with weapons and military equipment to Israel since the launch of the War on Gaza on October 7, according to the Israeli media.

The US military assistance includes artillery shells, armored vehicles and basic combat tools for soldiers, the Yediot Ahronoth newspaper reported.

Israel’s Defense Ministry estimates the cost of the current war on the Gaza Strip at around 65 billion shekels ($17 billion).

The newspaper, citing a Defense Ministry official, said the army had used most of the ammunition in its warehouses at the beginning of the war.

“However, Israel managed to re-fill its warehouses in preparation for a possible large-scale war with the Lebanese Hezbollah group,” it added.

At least 489 Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat in the Gaza Strip since October 7, according to Israeli military figures.

Israel has relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip since October 7, killing at least 20,674 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 54,536 others, according to local health authorities.

Around 1,200 Israelis are purported to have been killed in the events of October 7, according to Israeli claims.

The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with half of the coastal territory’s housing damaged or destroyed and nearly 2 million people displaced within the densely populated enclave amid severe shortages of food and clean water, as humanitarian assistance continues to stay blocked.