❗️Multi-front aggression on Gaza and Lebanon has left Israeli reserve forces on the brink of collapse warns army chief – The Cradle
❗️Multi-front aggression on Gaza and Lebanon has left Israeli reserve forces on the brink of collapse warns army chief
The Israeli military establishment issued a dire warning to the Knesset on Monday, cautioning that its overstretched reserve forces are teetering on the edge of a total systemic breakdown. As first reported by i24 News, during a classified session of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told lawmakers that the army’s ability to sustain its multi-front aggression—stretching from Gaza to the northern borders with Lebanon—is rapidly eroding.
Zamir urged immediate legislative action to extend mandatory service to 36 months and expand conscription to include the ultra-Orthodox community, describing the current strain on reservists as an “unreasonable burden” that cannot be maintained.
The military’s manpower crisis comes as Tel Aviv prepares for a potential expansion of its ground invasion into south Lebanon, despite mounting internal warnings about a “collapsing army.” Zamir previously raised “ten red flags” regarding the military’s internal stability, highlighting that the failure to regulate Haredi enlistment has left active-duty and reserve units physically and mentally depleted.
As the attacks on Gaza and Lebanon enter their third year, the military chief emphasized that without an immediate influx of thousands of new soldiers, the reserve system—historically the backbone of the Zionist entity’s defense—will inevitably “collapse in on itself.”
READ FULL ARTICLE: This article originally appeared on The Cradle
