Tel Aviv, MINA – Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth revealed on Sunday that senior security officials have raised what it described as “flaring red flags” about the scale of exhaustion within the military establishment.
The newspaper reported that a worsening personnel shortage crisis within the Israeli occupation forces is becoming increasingly apparent, and warned of a possible “collapse” in the military system as the war on multiple fronts continues to deplete personnel and operational capacity.
One official reportedly said the level of personnel attrition is “many times greater than previously known.”
The report stated that data from the military’s human resources division indicates a possible systemic collapse, as regular service training programs have reportedly been suspended while reservists are being forced to serve for significantly longer periods to compensate for shortages in the field.
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According to official figures presented by military representatives before the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, the military currently suffers a shortage of nearly 12,000 troops, including between 6,000 and 7,000 combat troops.
The newspaper warned that if the law is not changed and the mandatory military service is not extended to 36 months, the army could face an additional shortage of approximately 2,500 combat soldiers, equivalent to the loss of an entire company from each battalion. []
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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