How long can Israel afford its war on Gaza?

Tourism is down, many businesses are empty, and the economic costs of Israel’s war on Gaza are mounting. With a $15bn increased war budget and military spending reaching new heights under Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, how long can Israel’s economy withstand the fight? In this episode: Nimrod Flaschenberg ( @Nimrod_Flash ), Writer and Activist Episode credits: This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Ashish Malhotra and Negin Owliaei with our host Malika Bilal. Fahrinisa Campana fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter , Instagram, Facebook , Threads and YouTube