The Zionist newspaper Ma'ariu reported on Saturday that there is growing concern among Zionists over the "growing crisis of shortage of soldiers."
Publish dateSunday 17 May 2026 - 08:47
Story Code : 354916
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The newspaper, noting that the pressure on the regime's army's reserve forces has multiplied due to the continuation of the war on several fronts since the start of Operation Storm Al-Aqsa, acknowledged that the "people's army" model is not working in the occupied territories.
Ma'ariu says that the reason for this is that the desire to serve in the military in the Zionist regime has decreased and the crisis of recruiting "ultra-Orthodox" Jews into the regime's army remains as strong as ever.
The newspaper continued by noting that the Israeli army is currently "suffering from unprecedented attrition," and that Eyal Zamir, the chief of staff of the Israeli army, estimated a shortage of 15,000 soldiers for May 2026, which is "a dangerous operational gap and threatens the army's ability to continue the war."
Ma'ariu proposed that the Israeli army should "recruit troops from foreign countries in exchange for high salaries" to compensate for its shortage of troops, noting that this proposal is based on Ukraine's experience in recruiting foreign troops during the war with Russia, in which tens of thousands of troops joined the Ukrainian army in exchange for financial incentives and high salaries.
According to the report, Israel currently has foreign exchange reserves worth approximately $236 billion, part of which the regime can use to finance foreign troops.
According to Ma'ariu, the cost of recruiting this number of troops for Israel is estimated at between $2.5 and $3 billion per year; therefore, the regime's army can consider a salary of $10,000 for each foreign military force. In addition, these troops could be recruited from Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
Experts emphasize that raising such issues is indicative of the manpower crisis that the Israeli army is facing after months of long war. In addition, the regime's reserve forces have been depleted and there have been severe internal disputes over the division of responsibility for the war.
Ma'ariu says that the reason for this is that the desire to serve in the military in the Zionist regime has decreased and the crisis of recruiting "ultra-Orthodox" Jews into the regime's army remains as strong as ever.
The newspaper continued by noting that the Israeli army is currently "suffering from unprecedented attrition," and that Eyal Zamir, the chief of staff of the Israeli army, estimated a shortage of 15,000 soldiers for May 2026, which is "a dangerous operational gap and threatens the army's ability to continue the war."
Ma'ariu proposed that the Israeli army should "recruit troops from foreign countries in exchange for high salaries" to compensate for its shortage of troops, noting that this proposal is based on Ukraine's experience in recruiting foreign troops during the war with Russia, in which tens of thousands of troops joined the Ukrainian army in exchange for financial incentives and high salaries.
According to the report, Israel currently has foreign exchange reserves worth approximately $236 billion, part of which the regime can use to finance foreign troops.
According to Ma'ariu, the cost of recruiting this number of troops for Israel is estimated at between $2.5 and $3 billion per year; therefore, the regime's army can consider a salary of $10,000 for each foreign military force. In addition, these troops could be recruited from Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
Experts emphasize that raising such issues is indicative of the manpower crisis that the Israeli army is facing after months of long war. In addition, the regime's reserve forces have been depleted and there have been severe internal disputes over the division of responsibility for the war.
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