Full coverage· Security· Updated
Retired General Warns of IDF's Critical War Readiness Failures
Retired Major General Yitzhak Brick has warned that the IDF is critically unprepared for a major war due to decaying equipment, ammunition shortages, and a lack of skilled personnel.
2 newsrooms · 2 languages · since
Plus
What happened
- 01Retired Major General Yitzhak Brick warns the IDF is unprepared for a large-scale war.
- 02Weapon depots are in a "catastrophic" state with shortages of equipment and ammunition.
- 03There is a critical lack of qualified personnel for maintenance and repair.
- 04Security at reserve depots is lax, leading to frequent thefts.
- 05Poor storage conditions result in hundreds of millions of shekels worth of unusable munitions.
- 06Brick fears current deficiencies could lead to a worse scenario than October 7th.
He described reserve depots as being in a "catastrophic" state, with security issues and significant waste of taxpayer money on unusable munitions. Brick fears these deficiencies could lead to a repeat of the October 7th attacks on a larger scale or have devastating consequences in a regional conflict.
The coverage
2 newsrooms on this story
Who covered it
- LeftNone
- Centre1
- RightNone
- HarediNone
- ArabNone
- Other1
How it broke
See which of the 2 newsrooms broke it, and who waited