>> In October 2023, Gili was called up for reserve duty in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit and assigned to the Northern Command...
>> ... “We downplayed the northern front to avoid causing public panic, even though there were constant launches [by Hezbolla]... I remember feeling we were creating an inaccurate picture: We showed far more strength than vulnerability.”
>> The experience left Gili, who requested to use a pseudonym, questioning the very system she had served for years. “It was always easy to repeat that ‘The #IDF is prepared for any scenario,’” she continued. “Who were we to question it? But in reality, it was bullshit...