Israeli Soldiers Coping with Aftermath of Gaza Battles in Country’s Longest War
The Israeli army will be entering a new phase in the Jewish state’s longest war in the coming weeks and months — a task that could further burden its already overstretched army.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces will move into the Gaza Strip to assume military control there before handing the Palestinian enclave over to unidentified Arab forces.
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“All that together has made the war in Gaza much more complicated and longer than we anticipated,” said retired Israeli Army Maj. Gen. Yaakov Amidror, a former national security advisor to Mr. Netanyahu.
Extended periods of service for Israeli army reservists can take a serious toll on a returning soldier’s civilian employment, said Gen. Amidror, who is also a fellow with the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.
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Read the full piece in the Washington Times.