Speaking to a group of IDF soldiers Monday night, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said that he would fight any attempt to cut the IDF's budget, as recommended by the Trachtenberg Committee report. “I will not allow any damage to the ability of soldiers to defend the nation,” Gantz said. “Ethics and fairness to our fighters is more important than the web of lies spun against them.”
The Trachtenberg Committee report recommended billions of shekels in new social spending, which would be paid for by cuts in other outlays, including those by the Defense Ministry and the IDF.