Di war wey Israel dey fight for Gaza don turn beta business for US economy, as dem say up to 80 percent of di military aid wey US give Tel Aviv for di last 12 months don go back to American companies.

Di US don spend nearly $23 billion on Israeli military and oda operations for Middle East since October 7, 2023. Dis money big pass wetin dem don spend for any oda year since dem start to dey give Israel military aid for 1959, according to one research paper wey di Costs of War project by Brown University’s Watson Institute release.

Di terms of di military aid dey require make Israeli government use most of di money buy weapons from American companies. Dis arrangement dey ensure steady money flow for US weapons companies and dey provide stable manufacturing jobs for small and medium communities across di US.

One Harvard University professor, Linda J Bilmes, wey co-write di research paper, tok say di foreign military assistance programme dey make sure say most of di purchases dey come from US companies. She tok say di Biden administration dey justify di spending as something wey dey create jobs for Americans as US weapons companies dey hire workers to replace di arms and ammunition wey dem don use.

For di 2025 budget, di White House don request $92 billion for emergency national security needs, including di ones wey concern Israel. Dem tok say di money go help create and sustain jobs for many states across America. Dis one dey important politically as di Democrats dey face strong challenge from Donald Trump for di presidential elections.

Trump dey use di 'failing American economy' under President Biden as di main point for him campaign, along with immigration issues. Bilmes list six big companies wey dey supply arms and equipment to Israel – Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX (formerly Raytheon), and Caterpillar.

RTX, wey dem dey call Raytheon before, na di world’s biggest producer of guided missiles. Dem dey sell air-to-surface missiles and jet engines to Israel. Di company also dey work with one Israeli company for joint venture wey dem call Rafael, wey dey produce interceptors for Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system. Since di war start, di company market value don rise almost 84 percent.

Lockheed Martin, di world’s biggest weapons manufacturer, dey supply Israel with F-16 and F-35 fighter jets wey dem dey use bomb Gaza. Dem also dey produce transport planes and Hellfire missiles wey Israel dey use for di war. Di company market value don increase more than 55 percent since di war start.

Boeing, di fourth-largest weapons manufacturer, dey make fighter jets and attack helicopters wey Israel dey use for Gaza and Lebanon. Di company don face financial wahala before, but now dem don focus on defence and security products. Di BDSS division of Boeing get $4 billion orders and $59 billion backlog.

General Dynamics, di fifth-largest weapons maker, dey produce di MK-80 bomb series wey Israel dey use for Gaza. Di biggest bomb for di series fit kill people within 100 feet and scatter shrapnel reach 1,200 feet. Di company market value don rise more than 37 percent for di last 12 months.

Northrop Grumman, di third-largest arms manufacturer, dey sell missile delivery systems and laser-based weapons to Israel. Dem also dey supply warships wey di Israeli Navy dey use. Di company value don increase by more than 28 percent for di last one year.

Caterpillar dey supply Israel with D9 armoured bulldozers wey dem dey use demolish Palestinian homes. Since di war start, Israel don order plenty of di bulldozers. Di company market value don grow more than 52 percent since di bulldozing start.