“Insufficient for war purposes” – Israeli army admits shortage of tanks and ammunition

The Israeli army admitted on Monday that it is suffering from a shortage of tanks and ammunition in the ongoing genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.

The Anadolu news agency quoted the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth as saying that the army had informed Israel’s Supreme Court that many of its tanks had been damaged during the Gaza war and that its ammunition supplies were running low.

This admission came in response to a petition calling for the inclusion of female soldiers in the army’s armored corps.

Citing the court file, the newspaper reported: “The number of operational tanks in the corps is insufficient for war needs and for conducting experiments on the use of women.”

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The report also noted that Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi decided to postpone the integration of women into combat roles until November 2025 due to severe shortages.

According to military sources, at least 682 Israeli soldiers have been killed and over 4,100 injured since the Gaza conflict broke out on October 7, 2023.

Ongoing genocide

Israel, which is currently on trial before the International Court of Justice for genocide against the Palestinians, has been waging a devastating war against Gaza since October 7.

According to the Gaza Health Ministry In Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip, which began on October 7, 38,584 Palestinians were killed and 88,881 injured.

In addition, at least 11,000 people are missing and are believed to be lying dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Gaza Strip.

According to Israel, 1,200 soldiers and civilians were killed during the flood relief operation in Al-Aqsa on October 7. Israeli media reported that many Israelis were killed by friendly fire that day.

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Palestinian and international organizations say the majority of the dead and injured are women and children.

The Israeli war led to an acute famine, especially in the north of the Gaza Strip, and caused the deaths of many Palestinians, especially children.

The Israeli aggression also resulted in the forced displacement of nearly two million people from across the Gaza Strip. The vast majority of those displaced were forced to the densely populated southern city of Rafah, near the Egyptian border. It was the largest mass exodus from Palestine since the Nakba of 1948.

As the war progressed, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians began to move from the south to central Gaza in search of safety.

(PC, Anadolu)