Crisis in Occupying Army: Netanyahu Drastically Increases Military Budget
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Watan, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Israeli regime, approved a military budget increase amid an intense military crisis.
The plan allocates an additional 350 billion shekels to the regime’s defense budget over a decade.
This represents nearly a 70 percent increase compared to the military budget before October 7.
This decision comes as Israel’s army faces significant challenges. According to another report by Haaretz newspaper,it is indeed at a critical stage marked by clear reductions in personnel and financial resources. This occurs especially as it prepares for possible new rounds of protracted conflict on multiple fronts.
Haaretz highlights that one of the main challenges for the army is a decline in professional-level soldiers. Around 600 officers have requested early retirement, reflecting broader issues within units and formations affected by recent war developments.
Additionally, personnel management reports a shortage of about 12,000 combat soldiers-a deficit likely to grow due to ongoing military exemption laws for ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim).reserve forces have also been informed their potential call-up period could rise up to roughly 70 days over the next year.
