IDF Chief of Staff: Army's Size is Israel's Strategic Depth
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
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- IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir called for expanding the army.
- Zamir stated the IDF's size is Israel's strategic depth.
- He cited Israel's small size and multi-front threats.
- The remarks were made at a lessons-learned conference.
Ahead of the three-year mark of the October 7th events, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and the senior command staff participated in a conference focused on "The process of investigation, learning, and examining the status of lesson implementation." This was reported by the IDF Spokesperson.
Zamir stated at the conference that a significant lesson learned is the necessity of expanding security margins. He emphasized that Israel, being geographically small and lacking territorial depth, faces multi-front threats. "We need to build the IDF's forces in the face of all challenges and threats," Zamir said. "The size of the IDF is our strategic depth. Therefore, we must enlarge the IDF and adapt it to its expanding missions."
The conference addressed the ongoing process of investigating, learning from, and implementing lessons from recent events.
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