The Israeli Security Ministry's expenditure on a single reservist is nearly double that of regular troops, forcing the Treasury's chief economist to warn against further call-ups.

Isn'treal may be reaching a breaking point, at least in terms of its ability to escalate further

...total losses incurred by the Israeli economy amount to a whopping $6 billion since October 7, 2023.

When comparing the median cost of reservists to that of regular troops, a huge gap in costs arises, as an individual from the former group costs "Israel" an average of $13,000 while the latter costs $7,500.

See also: https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-military-demands-14-500-new-recruits--situation--not