After two months of conflict, the cost of war in the Middle East is soaring for France. The bill for the conflict has reached “at least one billion euros in foreign operations in two months,” according to a government source cited by France Télévisions on Friday, May 1. This amount includes Rafale aircraft patrols, crews, engagements from “half” of the national navy, ammunition, and fuel. A senior source within the executive branch mentioned “overactivity of forces” deployed in the field.
Meanwhile, the United States, who initiated the conflict with Israel on February 28, has already spent nearly $25 billion, as confirmed by Jules Hurst, Pentagon’s financial controller, before the House of Representatives on April 29.
[Context: The article discusses the escalating cost of the conflict in the Middle East for France and the significant expenditure made by the United States in the same context.]
[Fact Check: The information provided is attributed to government sources and a Pentagon official, indicating the reliability of the data presented in the article.]
