My three sons served in this war. They weren’t just involved for two weeks, but were right in the thick of it. And they are angry. Angry that Israeli soldiers are being put in the dock before an international audience.

Gen. Zamir called for more personnel and advanced capabilities as Israel continues to face a multi-front security challenge.

Since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip and the military strain on all fronts, more and more Israelis are demanding the fulfillment of military service obligations.

An unannounced drill examined command decisions, reserve mobilization and updated plans for a potential multi-front war.

“There is no reason in the world for her to receive even a single shekel from the State of Israel,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.

The invention follows years of legal threats and arrest attempts by anti-Israel groups and NGOs.

The mortal remains of the tank soldier who had been missing since the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Lebanon in 1982 were identified and brought to Israel – with this, all three soldiers who went missing at the time have now been returned.

Should a state put its own soldiers at risk in order to protect enemy civilians? No question is currently being debated more intensely in Israel.

LTG Eyal Zamir says diplomacy across multiple fronts is the result of IDF achievements, but warns the army must remain ready to return quickly to high-intensity combat.