80 Israeli economists warn Gaza reoccupation to spark ‘severe economic crisis’ – Middle East Monitor

Dozens of Israel’s leading economists warned Monday that a full military reoccupation of the Gaza Strip would push the country into an unprecedented economic downturn, Anadolu reports.

In a statement reported Monday by the Israeli outlet Walla, more than 80 academics and former senior officials at the Finance Ministry and Bank of Israel said the plan would “weaken Israel’s financial foundations” and create a direct threat to national security.

They argued…