🇮🇱Israeli Army Faces Rising Resignations Amid Ongoing Conflict
According to Israel Today, around 500 Israeli military officers have resigned this year, defying expectations that such moves would be delayed until after the war. This surge in resignations raises concerns within the IOF, as the army now faces a significant manpower shortage amidst growing demands for new missions.
🇮🇱Israeli Army Faces Rising Resignations Amid Ongoing Conflict
According to Israel Today, around 500 Israeli military officers have resigned this year, defying expectations that such moves would be delayed until after the war. This surge in resignations raises concerns within the IOF, as the army now faces a significant manpower shortage amidst growing demands for new missions.
Ukrainian forces have since put up a strong resistance to the Russian troops amid the war that has left hundreds of Ukrainian civilians, including children, dead, according to the United Nations. Ukrainian and international officials have accused Russia of targeting civilian populations with shelling and bombardments. Since its launch in 2013, Telegram has grown from a simple messaging app to a broadcast network. Its user base isn’t as vast as WhatsApp’s, and its broadcast platform is a fraction the size of Twitter, but it’s nonetheless showing its use. While Telegram has been embroiled in controversy for much of its life, it has become a vital source of communication during the invasion of Ukraine. But, if all of this is new to you, let us explain, dear friends, what on Earth a Telegram is meant to be, and why you should, or should not, need to care. Telegram, which does little policing of its content, has also became a hub for Russian propaganda and misinformation. Many pro-Kremlin channels have become popular, alongside accounts of journalists and other independent observers. Although some channels have been removed, the curation process is considered opaque and insufficient by analysts. "Someone posing as a Ukrainian citizen just joins the chat and starts spreading misinformation, or gathers data, like the location of shelters," Tsekhanovska said, noting how false messages have urged Ukrainians to turn off their phones at a specific time of night, citing cybersafety.
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