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Funding pressures on Israeli forces
The article discusses the measures Israel plans to take at the beginning of September 2026 to reduce reserve forces and cut back on long-term intelligence activities due to financial pressures on the military establishment. The plan involves downsizing reserve forces in the north and south, with the West Bank being an exception due to its high security alerts. This move comes amid a high defense budget of up to 112 billion shekels, with costs increasing due to tensions with Iran, stockpiles of weapons and ammunition, and the escalating need for surveillance and preparedness on the Lebanon and Gaza fronts. The reduction will lead to a reorganization of military priorities, emphasizing the need to monitor Iran, which requires costly long-term capabilities, contrasted with the Lebanon and Gaza fronts that depend more on ground forces and continuous deployment. Experts fear that ongoing austerity could impact the readiness of forces, especially in terms of intelligence collection and maintaining surveillance efforts, while still necessitating a careful balance of resources among the various threats in the region.
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