Hebrew media Maariv: Security agencies' assessments indicate that if Iran does not attack [Israel] now, confrontation will be postponed until after the elections. The Israeli army is currently in a state of 'forward offensive defense,' which the army considers the most challenging and critical time possible.

After three years of continuous war on seven fronts, the Israeli army is exhausted and worn down. Today, there is no army in the world built to fight on this many fronts over such a long period.

Maariv wrote: The estimation of the security institutions shows that if Iran does not attack now, the confrontation will be postponed until after the elections.

According to El-Esher, this article continues: While the Israeli army prepares itself for the possibility of resuming conflicts with Iran, a chain of operational incidents has revealed a worrying problem within the army. Bitter statistics and unanswered questions require a review and a detailed examination of how to operate in the field.

Since the start of the "Iron Swords" war on October 7, 2023, a total of 1,319 Israeli security forces have been killed, of which 1,154 were Israeli army forces (Tzahal). Due to this painful statistic, 160 soldiers have died in "operational accidents" since the beginning of the war. This means that about 14% of the dead of the Israeli army did not die at the hands of the enemy, but in incidents that could have been prevented.

The latest casualty in these operational incidents is Captain Eliav Hayim Tspelmos, 21 years old from Haifa. In the incident that led to his death on Thursday, three other forces were also injured. From now on, very difficult questions have been raised about the performance of the commanders of the 7th Armored Brigade and the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion; How was this simple operational mission that ended in painful disaster planned? Why was only one vehicle dispatched to this mission instead of two as instructed? Why did precious time pass until the help force arrived? The force that should have called for help and helped to save this officer trapped under the car? Was it possible to save the life of Capt. Eliav Hayim Tespalmos with a faster response and timely presence of the force?

Thursday's deadly incident was not the only one; After that, two more incidents occurred in South Lebanon: one in the "Kafir" brigade, where two fighters were injured due to the explosion of ammunition, and the other yesterday evening, when during the operation in the "Beaufort" sector, a soldier from the 188th brigade was injured due to the explosion of ammunition inside the tank.

Last month, two more soldiers were killed in operational incidents in the middle of the battle in Gaza: Stewarikm (reserve force) "Nadav Kelly", 24 years old from Har Khalots, and Stewarikm (reserve force) "Ofek Moalam", 23 years old from Jerusalem (Quds). These two people were piloting and operating an attack quadcopter of the type "Atalaf" (Bat) which crashed immediately after the flight in the area of ​​the base in the north of the Gaza Strip. As the two approached to investigate, the bomb accompanying the quadcopter exploded.

Operational accidents are completely pointless and unnecessary and should never happen. The Israeli army is currently in a state of "forward offensive defense"; From the point of view of the army, this situation is the most challenging and critical time possible: maintaining the vigilance and operational readiness of the forces, ensuring the maintenance and handling of war equipment, preventing boredom and boredom that may lead to negligence and playing with weapons or ammunition. It is critical to understand that routine and everyday missions can be complex both operationally and from a safety perspective. All this responsibility is on the shoulders of the commanders; From the level of the platoon commander to the Chief of General Staff of the Army, Lieutenant General "Eyal Zamir".

It must be admitted that after three years of continuous war on seven fronts, the Israeli army is tired and exhausted. There is no army in the world today that is built to fight on so many fronts and for such a long period of time.