Israeli Army Chief Warns Forces on Verge of Internal Collapse Amid Lebanon Invasion

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi warned that Israeli forces are approaching internal collapse due to severe personnel shortages as Israel fights on multiple fronts. Netanyahu announced plans to extend mandatory military service to address the crisis. The warning came as the IDF deployed a second division to southern Lebanon but simultaneously had to divert forces from Lebanon to the West Bank to contain settler violence. Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon has killed over 1,000 and displaced nearly one million people, roughly 20% of Lebanon's population.