Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe head of the IDF Planning Directorate told lawmakers that 'the regular army is reaching the limits of its capacity, and the reserve forces could also be pushed beyond theirs'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:07 PM • July 17 2026 IDTThe Knesset approved late Thursday a law maintaining mandatory military service in the Israeli army to 32 months, despite the IDF's demand to extend the service to 36 months due to a shortage of combat soldiers.CommentsIn the NewsAndy Burnham Declared Head of Labour, Clearing Final Hurdle to Become U.K. PMHaredi Party Leader Says Courts 'Have No Authority,' IDF Chief 'Has Lost It'Israel's Knesset Approves Its Dissolution, Netanyahu Votes in FavorU.S. Hits Bridges, Airport in Strikes – Killing Seven – Iranian State Media SaysNetanyahu Hopes Political Harakiri Keeps His Bloc, and His Grip on Power, AliveRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic VoteEisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Ro Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimI Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I Saw