The report of the Munich Security Conference for 2024 paid remarkable attention to the repercussions of the Israeli war on Gaza. The report highlights the fear of “the outbreak of a massive regional conflagration,” especially with “Israel continuing its military campaign in Gaza, and Iranian agents in Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq continuing to intensify their attacks on Israeli and American forces” The report indicates that freedom from dependence on the United States in the field of armaments also caused an increase in defense expenditures.