Opposition MK Matan Kahana says Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is misleading the public about the number of Air Force pilots refusing to show up for duty and its effect on the readiness of the military.
“Gallant is misleading the public, the number no longer volunteering is four times what is being reported,” Kahana, a National Unity member and a former fighter pilot, tells Channel 12 news.
Gallant has warned that the military could be harmed by the reservists’ protests against the judicial overhaul, but intimated that the situation was under control at the moment.
The IDF is capable of carrying out its tasks,” but there were concerns moving forward if readiness deteriorates further, Gallant reportedly told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday
He said Israel’s enemies “believe, mistakenly, that they have the opportunity to take advantage of what they perceive as a weakness.”
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