{
  "id": 1244292,
  "title": "The war has already cost Israelis over $140 billion. Has it brought us security?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/the-war-has-already-cost-israelis-over-140-billion-has-it-brought-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T09:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-08-16/ty-article-magazine/.premium/the-war-has-already-cost-israelis-over-140-billion-has-it-brought-us-security/000001a0-0569-dc99-a3e0-47e95eff0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "'Don't worry about money,' IDF officers were told in the weeks after October 7. Since then, the war has amounted to the longest and priciest in Israel's history ■ In the first installment of a series of articles, we spoke to dozens of sources to explore the question: Who will foot the bill, and when?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}