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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Entire Israeli division killed, injured throughout war: Ex-General</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">November 5, 2024<br></div>
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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.</p><img src="cid:ii_m34pi8iu0" alt="cf4ed4d0-3247-4a2c-ab3c-37cf39f5f910.jpg" width="394" height="263"><br><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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 (<em>AP</em>)
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<p>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."</p>
<p>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. <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/50-000-israeli-troops-fail-to-capture-any-lebanese-town--isr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We are short of 10,000 soldiers in this war</a>, the equivalent of a full division."</p>
<p>The Israeli occupation military has also lost another division,
between killed and wounded, throughout the war, Tibon told the Israeli <em>Channel 12</em>. </p>
<p>It is worth noting that <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/ground-reality-difficult-amid-severe-manpower-shortages--isr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">severe shortages in manpower within the Israeli occupation</a>
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.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/only-70-haredi-jews-out-of-1-100-complied-with-israeli-draft" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Only 70 Haredi Jews out of 1,100 complied with Israeli draft orders</a></strong></p>
<p>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).</p>
<p>Approximately <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/12-000-israeli-soldiers-in-rehab--almost-half-suffer-from-pt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">43% of the 12,000 troops suffer from PTSD</a>,
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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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 <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-army-chiefs-push-netanyahu-for-ceasefire-amid-heavy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secure a ceasefire agreement</a>, Israeli media reported.</p>
<p>According to <em>The Jerusalem Post</em>, 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.</p>
<p>The report further stated that Halevi and Gallant have urged Netanyahu to pursue a ceasefire that <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/war--haredi-draft-challenge--israel-s--stability--israeli-me" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would facilitate the return of the remaining Israeli captives</a>, both living and dead, held by Palestinian Resistance factions in Gaza.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--fighting-without-strategy-against-hezbollah--israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Israel' fighting without strategy against Hezbollah: Israeli colonel</a></strong></p></div></div></div>
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