The Indonesian military has begun preparing troops for potential deployment, though the exact numbers and specific roles are still under negotiation, the army chief said. A diplomatic source suggested that Indonesia's statements may serve more as a political signal than a firm commitment

Haaretz published a report that, at the height of the war, intelligence officers were called up for reserve duty to extract cherry-picked quotes from classified documents to serve Netanyahu's narrative – pointing to a collapse of norms in the military reminiscent of the U.S. military during the Vietnam War