Israel army chief says Gaza war goals ‘unachievable’ amid troop shortage – Middle East Monitor

It is impossible for Israel to achieve its declared war goals in Gaza without making radical changes to address the severe shortage of soldiers, and the failure to recruit Ultra-Orthodox Jews into the army, Chief of Staff of the occupation army, Eyal Zamir, has said.

“Under the current force configuration, which reflects a significant shortage of manpower in the army, it will be extremely difficult to achieve a significant portion of the goals set by the…