at least until its most recent formal review of military compensation is completed. That significant pay raise—totaling more than $4 billion in additional funding—was drawn up to help increase competition with the civilian workforce, push back against inflation, and boost lagging recruitment....
Governed by Hamas, the territory is largely cut off from the rest of the world by an Israeli blockade of Gaza’s land, air and sea dating back to 2007. Egypt controls Gaza’s southern border crossing, Rafah. Israel has placed heavy restrictions on the freedom of civilian movement and cont...