The Israeli army has used as much ammunition in less than three years of its ongoing genocidal war on Palestine’s Gaza as it did over the previous three decades, Israeli newspaper Maariv reported, highlighting the mounting strain on its personnel, equipment and finances.

Israeli Air Force activity during the last three years was also equivalent to roughly nine years of operations under normal conditions, while tanks and armoured personnel carriers have gone through thousands of engines, the report said. 

While military hardware can be replaced or repaired, Maariv stated that the toll on personnel would be far harder to reverse as more and more personnel are leaving roles or military service altogether.

The number of Israeli soldiers who died by suicide since October 7, 2023, has reached a total of 67 — with 17 of them occurring since January 2026  — highlighting the psychological toll the ongoing conflict is taking on military personnel. 

The army is keeping an average of 53,000 reservists on active duty each day, but Maariv warned it would eventually have to reduce the scale of deployments due to the heavy financial and personnel burden.