What Happened
Equipment And Manpower Pressures Amid Multi-Front Warfare
Recent reports in Israeli media indicate that the country’s military is facing shortages of equipment and personnel after three years of multi-front warfare. The shortages include damaged tanks and armoured personnel carriers, as well as pressure on manpower, with low recruitment among ultra-Orthodox Jews. Defense analysts, however, view the reported shortages in the context of Israel’s ’extreme surplus’ policy, which aims to maintain large stockpiles for potential future conflicts. The situation was first reported by Unknown Source.