Rebellion within the Israeli army .. soldiers refuse to return to fighting and reveal their psychological suffering

Decreased within the Israeli army in a remarkable development that reflects the state of psychological erosion within the Israeli army, the “Humkum” newspaper revealed an accident of a rebellion inside the 931 battalion of Major General Nahhal, where a number of soldiers refused to return to the Gaza Strip after long months of intensive military operations. He rejected orders and an explicit protest, rebelled within the Israeli army, the protesting soldiers, who went directly to the commander of the battalion, Colonel (J), declaring their refusal to comply with the orders of returning to the fight. They said that they had fought 17 rounds inside the Strip since the outbreak of military operations, during which they witnessed bloody confrontations in which they lost friends and colleagues, which caused them severe psychological fatigue. The soldiers confirmed that they were waiting for their service to end last month, but the emergency number 8 prevented their demobilization, as their service was forcibly extended. Trials, fines and a threat of prison instead of listening to their demands, the battalion commander decided to punish the soldiers through internal trials, and imposed a fine of 1500 shekels for each soldier, waving the possibility of throwing them into the military prison if they continue to refuse to carry out combat tasks. Continuous fatigue and exhaustion that caused a rebellion within the Israeli army, and according to the report, the soldiers participating in this rebellion are from the August 2022 recruitment regiment, and they have participated in the operations since the “Al -Aqsa Flood” operation started without a stop. They assert that they did not have any long leave or rest periods, unlike some reserve soldiers who have received intermittent breaks. The soldiers expressed their feelings of neglect and ignorance by the leadership, considering that the army is not able to sacrifice in the early stages of operations. The phenomenon of gray refusal, the writer in the newspaper “Humkum”, confirmed that this incident is not the first of its kind, but rather similar cases were repeated in other units, noting the exacerbation of what is known as “gray rejection”, which is an expression of an indirect rejection of military orders due to psychological pressure and the lack of official response. In a series of investigations during October 2024, journalist Routal Khoufl revealed the expansion of this phenomenon, especially between regular soldiers, amid the silence of military leaders or the response to punitive decisions instead of searching for realistic solutions. At the end of the report, the Israeli army replied, the newspaper reported a statement to the Israeli army spokesman, saying: “The battalion commander listened to the soldiers’ statements and explained to them that the military establishment is open to the dialogue, and provides psychological support through psychological emptying sessions organized before and after the combat tasks. ” A crisis within the military establishment due to a rebellion within the Israeli army. This incident reflects the extent of the deep psychological crisis experienced by Israeli soldiers after months of fighting in Gaza, amid a clear absence of psychological care and moral support by the leadership. It highlights the erosion of the internal front in the army, which may escalate with the continuing operations and pressure. Lebanon today