The Israeli occupation military is facing a manpower crisis, Zionist media reported, revealing that hundreds of officers are quitting the army at the height of the war.
The occupation military has yet to complete the year 2024, but it can already be said that since the second quarter of the year, particularly in the past six months, approximately 500 majors have voluntarily left the army, indicated the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom.
The newspaper considered that this is a statistic that “should shake Israel,” especially at a time when security challenges are mounting and the military is planning to establish additional combat frameworks.
It added that the occupation military leadership is surprised by the scale of this phenomenon, admitting they expected the wave of departures to increase after the war, not during it.
The report highlighted that the military began the war already grappling with an acute manpower shortage. In 2022, a record 613 majors left the army in a single year, alongside officers of lower ranks, particularly captains.
