The Israeli army admitted after almost tenth months of war on Gaza that it has suffered a shortage of tanks and ammunition due to the fatal confrontations in Gaza, according to Israeli media.
In filings to Israel’s Supreme Court, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israeli army has had many of its tanks damaged during the Gaza war and that its ammunition was in short supply.
The admission was made in response to a petition demanding the incorporation of women fighters into the army’s Armoured Corps.
“The number of operational tanks in the corps is insufficient for the needs of the war and for conducting experiments of the deployment of women,” the newspaper said, citing the court filing.
According to the report, army Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, decided to delay incorporating women in fighting positions until November 2025 due to the severe shortage.
According to military figures, at least 682 Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 4,100 others injured since the outbreak of the Gaza war last October.
Palestinain Ministry of Health said nearly 38,700 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and more than 89,000 injured. Over nine months into the Israeli onslaught, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.
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