[News] Entire Israeli division killed, injured throughout war: Ex-General

[Anti-Imperialist News]

english.almayadeen.net
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/entire-israeli-division-killed--injured-throughout-war--ex-g>
Entire Israeli division killed, injured throughout war: Ex-General
Al Mayadeen English
November 5, 2024
------------------------------

A former Israeli Major General reveals that the Israeli occupation military
is suffering from a severe shortage of manpower amid of the ongoing war on
Gaza and Lebanon.
[image: cf4ed4d0-3247-4a2c-ab3c-37cf39f5f910.jpg]

   - IOF soldiers guard march with the coffin of a sergeant Major who was
   killed in Lebanon, during his funeral in occupied al-Quds, Oct. 25, 2024 (
   *AP*)

Military experts, who have previously held senior positions in the Israeli
occupation military, confirmed that the war has come at a heavy cost, "one
that is beyond what the soldiers of the Israeli army can bear."

Former Major General Noam Tibon, who served as the commander of the Israeli
military's Northern Corps, said, "Unfortunately, the Israeli army is not
telling the truth. We are short of 10,000 soldiers in this war
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/50-000-israeli-troops-fail-to-capture-any-lebanese-town--isr>,
the equivalent of a full division."

The Israeli occupation military has also lost another division, between
killed and wounded, throughout the war, Tibon told the Israeli *Channel 12*
.

It is worth noting that severe shortages in manpower within the Israeli
occupation
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/ground-reality-difficult-amid-severe-manpower-shortages--isr>
military have been reported, with reports revealing major reductions in
combat soldiers, while the Israeli occupation government drafts the
exemption of the Haredi community from military service.

*Read more: Only 70 Haredi Jews out of 1,100 complied with Israeli draft
orders
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/only-70-haredi-jews-out-of-1-100-complied-with-israeli-draft>*

The Israeli Security Ministry's Rehabilitation Department recently revealed
that it has received at least 12,000 occupation soldiers since the start of
the war in October 2023, including those diagnosed and suffering from
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Approximately 43% of the 12,000 troops suffer from PTSD
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/12-000-israeli-soldiers-in-rehab--almost-half-suffer-from-pt>,
while 14% have sustained moderate to severe injuries, including 23 cases
with severe head trauma, 60 cases of amputation, and 12 who permanently
lost their eyesight.

The former commander of the Northern Corps previously said that over 800
soldiers were killed, around 12,000 wounded, and thousands were suffering
from shock since the beginning of the war.

In this context, it is worth noting that Chief of Staff of the Israeli
military Herzi Halevi and Security Minister Yoav Gallant are intensifying
pressure on Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure
a ceasefire agreement
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-army-chiefs-push-netanyahu-for-ceasefire-amid-heavy>,
Israeli media reported.

According to *The Jerusalem Post*, the Israeli military is seeking to move
closer to a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, as it believes that only limited
military gains can be achieved amid increasing frustration from the number
of casualties recorded as the military faces strong resistance across all
fronts.

The report further stated that Halevi and Gallant have urged Netanyahu to
pursue a ceasefire that would facilitate the return of the remaining
Israeli captives
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/war--haredi-draft-challenge--israel-s--stability--israeli-me>,
both living and dead, held by Palestinian Resistance factions in Gaza.

*Read more: 'Israel' fighting without strategy against Hezbollah: Israeli
colonel
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--fighting-without-strategy-against-hezbollah--israel>*
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://freedomarchives.org/pipermail/news_freedomarchives.org/attachments/20241105/8cf2d1aa/attachment-0001.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: cf4ed4d0-3247-4a2c-ab3c-37cf39f5f910.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 104056 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://freedomarchives.org/pipermail/news_freedomarchives.org/attachments/20241105/8cf2d1aa/attachment-0001.jpg>