Overview
- In a classified briefing to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the reserve army could “collapse in on itself” without swift changes after months of heavy call‑ups on several fronts.
- Zamir urged passage of three conscription laws to stabilize manpower, with media reports describing proposals that include a new reservist law, a permanent three‑year mandatory service term, and broader recruitment.
- He said there is no ceasefire on the northern border and explained the IDF was not tasked to disarm Hezbollah but to defend Israel and help create conditions for Lebanon’s government to do so.
- Zamir disclosed he was blocked from targeting Iran’s national and energy infrastructure during recent fighting, highlighting political limits on wider strikes.
- Haaretz reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving to stall a draft‑exemption bill as dissent rises inside Likud under pressure from ultra‑Orthodox parties.