Speaking to dozens of reservist pilots who say they will not show up for volunteer duty to protest the government's plans to overhaul the judiciary, Major- General Tomer Bar told them the readiness of the Force is "worsening", The Times of Israel daily reported.

In its first disciplinary measure during the political crisis roiling Israel, the military said in a statement that the Colonel, whose name has not been published, "behaved … in a manner unbecoming of his officer's rank and station".