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In the shadow of the unending Israel-Hamas War and the unresolved dispute about trying to integrate more haredim (ultra-Orthodox) into the military, the IDF on Wednesday announced some of the major features that will characterize its new and evolving structure in future years.
It has been about three months on the job for IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir and Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Tamir Yadai, sufficient time for them to have reached certain interim conclusions about lessons from the war to implement changes in the military.
One previously announced and publicly known change – in keeping with Zamir’s background as a tank commander – is that the IDF will establish a new tank brigade to increase the number of tanks available for combat.
The IDF has now provided a timeline for and details of the brigade, hoping to add one new battalion per year over three years (three battalions making up the new brigade), with the first battalion due to be up and running in the North in 2026.
Estimates are that about 500 reservists will be reassigned to fill the personnel needs of the new tank brigade.
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