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IDF denies Halevi warned military readiness could be harmed within 48 hours
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 18, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The Israel Defense Forces denies a Channel 12 news report tonight which claimed that Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi warned the political echelon that the military’s readiness would be significantly harmed within 48 hours, amid calls by reservists to end their volunteer reserve duty in protest of the judicial overhaul.
“The report… is not true and was not released by the IDF,” the military says.
“The IDF discusses readiness exclusively with the political echelon,” it adds.
