IDF chief tells cabinet: Conquering Gaza a 'fantasy' amid troop deficit

IDF chief tells cabinet: Conquering Gaza a 'fantasy' amid troop deficit

While two sources denied that Zamir had made the comments, a third source confirmed the veracity of the statements to the 'Post.'

'Hamas not defeated, reserves forces overstretched': Israeli army chief

Hamas retains a force of 20,000 fighters, while Israel’s reservists are increasingly unresponsive to mobilization orders

Troop shortages limit Israel’s ability to achieve war goals in Gaza, army chief warns

Eyal Zamir says only military strategies cannot fulfil all war objectives in Gaza - Anadolu Ajansı

The new Israeli Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the failure of the army's mission in Gaza due to a severe shortage of fighters in the army...

Daily Memo: Doubts About Israel's Gaza Strategy - Geopolitical Futures

IDF warning. The chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, warned that the army lacks enough combat troops to achieve its goals in Gaza. He said Israel’s political leaders were pursuing limited operations against Hamas, aiming only to marginally improve their leverage in hostage negotiations. As a result, reservist turnout […] The post Daily Memo: Doubts About Israel’s Gaza Strategy appeared first on Geopolitical Futures.

TROOP SHORTAGES LIMIT ISRAEL’S ABILITY TO ACHIEVE WAR GOALS IN GAZA, ARMY CHIEF WARNS

Tue 15 April 2025: The Israeli army chief warned that troop shortages limit Israel’s ability to achieve its war goals in the Gaza Strip. “Military-only strategies cannot fulfill all national objectives in Gaza, particularly in the absence of a complementary diplomatic track,” Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the cabinet as […]