Criticism is escalating within the military institution of the Israeli occupation regarding the management of the war in the Gaza Strip, with increasing signs of deep exhaustion among the troops and a widening gap between the army leadership and the political government. Hebrew media reports indicated that the Chief of Staff of the occupation army, Eyal Zamir, is seriously considering resigning due to disagreements with the political level over the course of military operations.

The newspaper "Maariv" quoted reserve officers stating that "the military effort has been exhausted," and that the priority should now be "to rescue the hostages," while one of them pointed out that "military pressure in Gaza will not achieve substantial changes," clarifying that Hamas "has extracted heavy costs from the army through guerrilla warfare that could last for years."

The military correspondent for the newspaper, Avi Ashkenazi, revealed that Zamir has been demanding for days to hold a session to discuss plans for continuing the fighting in Gaza, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to allow this session to take place, which has increased frustration among the ranks of the army. Ashkenazi confirmed that senior military sources have begun to publicly question the objectives of the war in the absence of a clear political or military horizon, with Zamir calling for the definition of a "target plan" after the "Gideon" campaign, but Netanyahu rejected that as well.

According to Channel 13, Zamir has devised a plan for regular units to engage in "three months of fighting followed by a month of rest," due to the significant fatigue experienced by the troops. The occupation army radio clarified that the erosion has not been limited to reserve forces, but has also affected the regular army, and that the new plan is "necessary" but conditional on not assigning the army the task of "fully occupying the Gaza Strip," a step opposed by the army which prefers instead to "encircle areas where Hamas fighters are located and control the governing areas."

"Maariv" quoted political sources stating that extending the fighting in Gaza will have long-term repercussions on the units and soldiers, warning of massive exhaustion among the troops on the front lines. Meanwhile, Israeli journalist Ben Caspit considered that "Israel has shifted from being a hunter to a hunted," criticizing the focus of the upcoming government session on "threats against the Prime Minister and his family" instead of "the hostages held in the tunnels of Gaza," describing the scene as "a nightmare and a farce at the same time."