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The Cost and Firepower of Israel's Construction Project In Gaza
March 11, 2026 | By AD News Network
Since the fighting began on October 7, 2023 in Gaza, Israel has carried out one of the most intensive bombing campaigns in modern warfare against targets in the Gaza Strip. Israeli aircraft have conducted tens of thousands of airstrikes across a 365 square kilometer (141 square miles) area using a wide range of aerial munitions. Military analysts estimate that the campaign has involved the release of tens of thousands of tons of explosives. Early estimates placed the amount of explosives dropped at about 25,000 tons during the first weeks of the war, but later assessments suggested the total may have exceeded 70,000 tons as the campaign expanded. The strikes have relied heavily on conventional aerial bombs weighing 500 pounds, 1,000 pounds, and 2,000 pounds, many of them fitted with precision guidance kits and delivered by Israeli fighter aircraft such as F-15 and F-16 jets.