Dozens of Israeli soldiers sign a petition rejecting the occupation of the Gaza Strip.

175 reservists in the Israeli occupation army signed a petition warning of the repercussions of implementing the plan to fully reoccupy the Gaza Strip, as the security cabinet approved a plan to completely reoccupy Gaza, which sparked protests in the occupying state out of concern for the lives of the prisoners in the sector.

In the petition, the soldiers appealed to the government and the General Staff, stating that "the prolongation and planned expansion of the war harm Israel's security and put the lives of the captives at severe risk." They emphasized that the continuation of the war inflicts heavy losses on them and their families in terms of lives and bodies.

Earlier, officials in the Israeli Ministry of Finance warned that the government's plan to occupy the Gaza Strip could burden the treasury with annual costs reaching 180 billion shekels (52.6 billion USD).

According to an official in the ministry, the expected cost of occupying the sector ranges between 120 and 180 billion shekels, which could raise the financial deficit to about 7% this year and increase the deficit by 2%.

The official warned that continuing the current approach could lead to a new downgrade in Israel's credit rating to levels similar to countries like Peru and Kazakhstan, stressing that this reveals "the government's lack of seriousness in managing the economy during a security crisis."

This means for Israelis a significant increase in the tax burden, cuts in essential services such as health, social care, and education, and an increased burden on reservists and their families.

According to the newspaper, the ministry's estimates indicate that the daily expenses for military operations, including the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of reservists, amount to about 350 million shekels, equivalent to 10 to 11 billion shekels monthly (3.2 billion USD).

These calculations were based on preliminary estimates, as there is currently no complete breakdown of the operational plan, and the cost estimate was based on the so-called "Gideon Vehicles" operation, which cost Israel 25 billion shekels (7 billion USD).