The gap between Netanyahu's opulence and the troops' suffering might finally do him in.
Israel seeks 10,000 more troops amid conscription row;

Conversations with combat troops in Gaza in recent weeks provide a different picture than the one the government and army are selling.

Day 611 Some soldiers feel a great weariness, along with uncertainty about their mission. This is also partly due to the static operations; their main task is demolishing buildings. After such a long stretch doing combat, soldiers who are not ideologically aligned with Israel's right, ask themselves questions.

Mossad’s Former Chief Tamir Pardo calls the War in Gaza:
1. ‘Useless’ it is not leading to anything. "it's accomplishing nothing,"
2. "from Israel's point of view, it's a waste of time.
3. Israel’s military campaign has been flawed from the start, critiquing current conflict strategies and calling for a reassessment of efforts.
4. it’s a sober acknowledgment of a reality Netanyahu's supporters refused to face.
5. Israel on losing end in Gaza war

Former Mossad deputy chief Ram Ben-Barak "This war lacks clear objective, and it's evident that we're unequivocally losing it,"

In non-reservist companies, the commanders often reach tacit agreements with troops who don't want to return to the war.
In a few cases, the sentence is imprisonment. (Two Nahal Brigade soldiers who were about to go to prison got psychotherapy instead.)