Israeli military gov’t in Gaza would cost NIS 20 billion annually, require 5 divisions — report

Senior security officials recently requested an assessment on the cost of having an Israeli military government in Gaza after the war against Hamas, with the price tag coming out to an estimated NIS 20 billion per year, according to the Ynet news site.

Citing a copy of the document, the report says that in addition to the cost of standing up a military government, Israel would have to shell out a yet-to-be-determined amount on rebuilding and repairing infrastructure in the enclave.

The report also says 400 people will be needed to staff the military government and that five IDF divisions would have to remain in Gaza, requiring Israel to shrink the number of troops on the northern border and in the West Bank as well as necessitate a significant increase in the deployment of reservists on operational duty.