Israeli reservists, hailed as heroes after months in Gaza, were shocked to receive repayment demands for government-issued vacation vouchers. The move triggered public outrage, leading Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to cancel the repayment orders. While the IDF has apologized, the damage to troop morale already weakened by burnout, trauma, and a rising suicide toll continues to mount, exposing deeper cracks in Israel’s war-weary military.