2023-11-26T05:56:12+00:00
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/ Discussions are taking place in Israel regarding the plan to use reserve soldiers in the war on the Gaza Strip, out of concern about a “collapse” of the Israeli economy as a result of the shortage of workers.
The Israeli army summoned more than 360,000 reserve forces, representing 3 quarters of these forces estimated at 465,000. They are essentially labor workers in many important industries, which caused a noticeable decline in them since the start of the war last October 7.
The Ministry of Finance’s forecasts indicate that the loss of GDP for the current year amounts to 1.4 percent, and the political leadership hopes that the war will not last for several months.
Reserve return plan
On November 20, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari confirmed, during his daily statement, that there were demobilizations of reserve soldiers, even though the war on Gaza had not yet ended.
Hagari said: “The army decides the size of the reserve forces in the battle, and we are making calculations regarding some of the number of these forces whose members are returned home, depending on several factors,” attributing one of the reasons for this to “keeping the economy in good condition, to be able to continue fighting.”
The Washington Post reported last week that most senior leaders agree that within a month or two, Israel can withdraw its forces from city centers and form smaller attack brigades around Gaza City, for example, to attack fighters. Hamas” when they came out of the tunnels.