Pentagon loses track of billions in taxpayer-funded arms sent to Israel during Gaza genocide: Report
The Pentagon has lost track of billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded weapons shipped to the Israeli regime during the Gaza genocide, according to an audit by the US Department of War’s Office of Inspector General (IG).
The audit, released last week, reviewed how US military agencies monitored weapons transfers to Israel after the occupying regime launched its October 7, 2023, genocidal war on Gaza.
It found that the Pentagon tracked only 44 percent of the $13.4 billion in military aid sent to Israel since the war began.
Before the genocide, oversight stood at 69 percent. This means US authorities cannot account for roughly $7.5 billion worth of American weapons now in Israel’s possession, the IG said.
The report revealed that 42 weapons shipments were not tracked at all. These deliveries included more than four million munitions, yet investigators found no records, verification, or accountability mechanisms tied to them.
The IG blamed the oversight failures on staffing shortages and changes in Israel’s operational environment, citing “combat conditions” during the Gaza genocide as a major factor.
The watchdog warned that lax monitoring increases the risk of sensitive US weapons technology falling into what it described as "hostile" hands.
It said adversaries who gain access to these arms could study and exploit American military systems, weakening the United States’ battlefield advantage and endangering both US forces and allies.
Despite the scale of the transfers, the audit did not identify the specific weapons involved, with large sections of the report remaining redacted, further limiting public scrutiny over how US arms are being used in Gaza.
Under the Arms Export Control Act, federal law requires strict end-use monitoring of weapons sold or transferred abroad.
The IG concluded that both US Central Command (USCENTCOM) and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) failed to properly oversee the weapons programs in Israel.
The IG noted that similar tracking failures occurred during the US wars in Iraq between 2003 and 2017, underscoring a long-standing pattern of negligence when American weapons are used in large-scale conflicts.
The Pentagon has also not properly tracked $1 billion worth of military equipment sent to Ukraine,
Since the start of the Gaza genocide, carried out with extensive US taxpayer support, the Israeli regime has killed more than 71,000 Palestinians and wounded over 171,000 others, the majority of them women and children.
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