According to him, the costs so far have reached 22.8 billion dollars.
In a post on the X social network, Sanders cited the cost of war. “With $22.8 billion, we could provide Medicaid health insurance for 6.8 million children, build 2.6 million public housing units, fund the Head Start preschool program for 1.3 million children, hire 240,000 teachers and write off $20,000 in student debt for one million borrowers,” he said.
Sanders has called for public services to be prioritized over military spending as regional tensions escalate. In another post on Xu, the Democratic senator said that in the midst of the war in Iran, one must not forget about those in the West Bank.
As we focus on Iran and Lebanon, let’s not forget what’s happening in the West Bank.
In one year, more than 36,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced and 240 were killed. There were over 1,700 attacks by Israeli settlers.
We must end US military aid to Netanyahu.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 18, 2026
“In one year, more than 36,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced in the West Bank, 240 of them were killed, and more than 1,700 attacks by Israeli settlers were recorded. We must end American military aid to Netanyahu,” Sanders said.
The figures for displacement, murders and attacks on settlers are consistent with recent reports by the UN and human rights organizations, although the exact one-year cross-section depends on the methodology and period considered.
The United States and Israel have been carrying out joint attacks on Iran since February 28, which have killed around 1,300 people so far. Among the victims were the then Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and numerous other high-ranking political and military officials.
Iran responded to the attacks with drones and missiles, targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq and the Gulf countries where US military facilities are located. These attacks caused human casualties and material damage to infrastructure and disrupted global markets and air traffic.
(Vijesti.ba)
