To confront a severe shortage of its soldiers, the occupation army cancels military service exemptions for 10 years.

The Hebrew media revealed on Wednesday that the leadership of the occupying army decided to cancel all military service exemptions that were issued over the ten years preceding October 7, 2023.

This unprecedented measure comes in response to a severe and critical shortage of human resources, coinciding with the expansion of the occupying army's ground operations in the Gaza Strip, which are expected to continue until 2026.

The newspaper reported that the army has nearly doubled the number of call-up orders for service, reaching 27,000 notifications, with expectations of this number rising in the coming days.

So far, 18,000 soldiers have responded to the return orders and have been distributed to various units.

It noted that about 40% of those summoned have filed appeals against their return orders for personal, health, or family reasons, but the army leadership rejected all these appeals and issued orders to forcibly include them in the ranks of service.

The mobilization decisions include all soldiers under the age of 40.

The occupying leadership justified the decision by the "extreme necessity" to cover the shortage, especially in critical and specialized fields such as doctors and heavy equipment operators working in combat zones.

This development comes as the occupation began, on Tuesday, the main phase of its ground operation to control the city of Gaza, which has seen intense aerial and naval bombardment and the use of explosive drones before two army divisions advanced on land into the city.