The Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chaired by Knesset lawmaker Yuli Edelstein will hold a confidential discussion next week at the main Kirya base in Tel Aviv on the topic of the Israel Defense Force's competence and a security situation assessment. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and senior officials in the defense establishment will attend the meeting. The discussion will take place following the protest of thousands of reservists, including hundreds of pilots, who are threatening to stop volunteering for service. (Sivan Hilaie)