The Israeli army decided to reduce the specified quotas of soldiers who belong to technology units and transfer them to combat, according to what Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper revealed.
Commenting on the decision, the military and strategic expert, Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi, said that the occupation army had previously undergone a fundamental and major restructuring before October 7, and the focus at that stage was on the so-called force multipliers, that is, reducing numbers in exchange for increasing firepower and management efficiency. The battle.
He added that the restructuring that was carried out was in favor of what is called artificial intelligence, strengthening the air force, activating ground surveillance, and more.
It is noteworthy that the Israeli “Wala” website confirmed that the army is suffering from a shortage of soldiers, and is seeking to form a new division to carry out various tasks, indicating that the division will be called the “David Division”, and will include male and female soldiers who have reached the age of exemption, volunteers, and members of the Haredim, and the army may be able Thus, 40,000 fighters were recruited.
Al-Duwairi pointed out – in an analysis of the military scene in Gaza – that the level of combat efficiency of the Israeli army had declined, which was acknowledged by retired General Yitzhak Brik.
When October 7 came – Al-Duwairi adds – things became confusing for the occupation army, as it was weak and in need of rehabilitation, so it had to reduce training sessions.
He also said that reliance on technology, technology, and force multipliers had been exaggerated at the expense of the army, and it had been weakened, as its material and human budget was reduced, and under time pressure, soldiers did not receive adequate training, and there were multiple complaints in this regard.
He mentioned that one of the old female soldiers made official statements to the Israeli media in which she said that the generation that came after them had weakness in follow-up and in the ability to endure and pass on information, so the intelligence breach occurred, and it was October 7, which occurred – according to Al-Duwairi – as a result of an intelligence failure. At the tactical and operational levels, in addition to the military strategy level.
The Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip launched Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” against Israel at dawn on Saturday, October 7, 2023, and included a land, sea and air attack and the infiltration of the resistance into several settlements on the Gaza Strip.
