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Israeli military vows to fire reservists who signed open letter condemning war in Gaza​

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Published April 12, 2025, 4:21 p.m. ET
The Israeli military says it will fire any Air Force reservists that signed an open letter condemning the war in Gaza for serving political interests instead of rescuing the hostages, an army official warned Friday.

Close to 1,000 reservists and retired members of the Air Force signed the letter, which was published as an ad in Israeli newspapers this week.

Most of the signatures came from army veterans, according to the Times of Israel, though 60 reservists are likely to be kicked out of the force.

Israeli soldiers are required to stay away from politics and rarely speak out against the army. Israeli Defense Forces
The letter demanded the immediate return of the hostages, even at the cost of ending the war.

“The continuation of the war doesn’t advance any of the declared goals of the war, and will bring about the deaths of the hostages, of IDF soldiers and innocent civilians,” reads the letter.


“As has been proven in the past, only an agreement can return hostages safely, while military pressure mainly leads to the killing of hostages and the endangerment of our soldiers,” it added.

About 250 Israeli hostages were captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. More than a year and a half later, an estimated 59 are still being held, with only 24 believed to still be alive.

Criticism on the mounting number of soldiers killed and the failure to bring home hostages has grown in Israel. Israeli Defense Forces
An army official said there was no room for anyone to use the “Israeli Air Force brand” for political protests and “to exploit their military status while simultaneously participating in the fighting,” calling the letter a breach of trust.

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The letter is the latest instance in a growing number of Israeli soldiers speaking out against the protracted war.

Israel has doubled its foothold in the Gaza Strip, with its military now controlling more than 50% of the enclave since restarting the war against Hamas last month following a short ceasefire.

 

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Report: US aided Israel with intelligence in attack on Hezbollah​

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An Israeli Air Force fighter jet flying to intercept a hostile aircraft that launched from Lebanon over the border area with south Lebanon on August 25, 2024 [JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images]

The US provided intelligence assistance to Israel for its “pre-emptive strike” against Hezbollah, the Israeli state-run broadcasting authority reported on Sunday, citing an American official.

The official, who was not named, said that Washington “provided intelligence assistance to Israel in the (Sunday) pre-emptive strike against Hezbollah in Lebanon,” without providing further details.

As of yet, there has been no official response from Israel regarding the American official’s statement. However, the White House previously stated that President Joe Biden “is closely monitoring events in Israel and Lebanon.”

Israeli warplanes launched over 40 air strikes on southern Lebanon early Sunday, the most severe attack since cross-border attacks with Hezbollah began last October. The Israeli army claimed that the strikes aimed to prevent an impending Hezbollah attack.

The Lebanese group, for its part, said it launched hundreds of missiles and drones deep into Israel in the “first phase” of its response to last month’s assassination of its commander Fouad Shukr in Beirut.

Since 8 October 2023, Hezbollah has been engaged in daily exchanges of fire with the Israeli army across the Blue Line, resulting in hundreds of casualties, mostly on the Lebanese side.The escalation comes against the backdrop of the war in Gaza, where Israel has killed more than 40,400 Palestinians since the October 2023 Hamas attack. The military campaign has reduced much of the territory to rubble and left most of the people homeless, hungry, and prone to disease.

 

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feels like not anymore ...

 

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things are getting quite complicated for Bibi !

 

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things are getting quite complicated for Bibi !

Some chatter about the motivation to ban this letter from being released is that America’s involvement. It’s said that the killing of Hassan Nasrallah the hezbollah leader was carried out by Washington pilots.

Idk

 

[peter.parker1]

Some chatter about the motivation to ban this letter from being released is that America’s involvement. It’s said that the killing of Hassan Nasrallah the hezbollah leader was carried out by Washington pilots.

Idk

if true damn !

 

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if true damn !

Yea bro

We might find out or not idk but it’s interesting

 

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Israel air force to fire pilots who signed Gaza anti-war letter​

The Israeli army has said it will fire active military personnel who co-signed a letter published on Thursday calling for the return of remaining captives held in Gaza, even if it means "an end to the war."

Air force commander Major General Tomer Bar and army chief of staff Eyal Zamir announced the decision to dismiss active-duty reservistsfrom the army over their calls to "prioritise the release of the hostages" in their letter, Israeli media said.

Nearly 1,000 retired and current air force reservists signed the letter. Around 10 percent of those who signed are active in the Israeli military, Ynet said.

Israeli media said Maj. Gen. Bar tried to prevent it from being published and had already threatened those who sign with dismissal.

In their message, the air force personnel said the deadly military onslaught in Gaza only serves "political and personal interests" rather than national security, in a likely dig at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been accused of prolonging the war for political survival.

The premier, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, is faced with several domestic issues, such as a corruption trial, an overhaul of the judiciary and his recent firing of the Shin Bet chief, which is also thought to be for personal gains.

Thousands of Israelis have staged protests over the past year and a half, calling for him to step down, including captives’ families who have have accused the premier of "sacrificing their lives" by prolonging the war.

In a statement on X, Netanyahu approved of the air force reservists’ firing, saying that "statements that weaken the IDF or strengthen the enemy in a time of war" are "unforgivable".

The premier called the letter’s signatories a "noisy extremist fringe group" who are trying to "break Israeli society from within" and whose objective is "to overthrow the government".

The letter has also been slammed by Defence Minister Israel Katz, accusing the co-signers of "severely undermining the legitimacy of the just war that the IDF is leading in Gaza for the return of the hostages and the defeat of the murderous Hamas terrorist organisation".

"I trust the judgment of the chief of staff and the Air Force commander and am convinced that they will handle this unacceptable phenomenon in the most appropriate way," he added in his statement, cited by The Times of Israel.

The Israeli military allegedly said they had "no issues with reservists protesting against matters in their civilian lives”, but criticised them for publishing the letter using "the military's name and their role".

The letter, published in several Israeli newspapers as an ad on Thursday, also read: "The continuation of the war doesn’t advance any of the declared goals of the war, and will bring about the deaths of the hostages, of IDF soldiers and innocent civilians."

"As has been proven in the past, only an agreement can return hostages safely, while military pressure mainly leads to the killing of hostages and the endangerment of our soldiers," it adds. "We call on all citizens of Israel to mobilise for action."

The latter refers to the ceasefire which was in effect between 19 January and 18 March, and saw a pause to the war and the return of 33 captives, eight of whom were deceased, as well as the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

The Israeli military says a total of 147 captives seized by Hamas in October 2023 have been released so far. It say 58 captives still remain in Gaza, 34 of whom are dead. Hamas says many of the deceased captives were killed by Israeli airstrikes.

The Netanyahu government insists on continuing the war, stating that their ultimate goal is to free captives and defeat Hamas. However, several captives have been killed by Israeli fire, including an incident in December 2023 where three Israeli men were killed during an attack in Shujaiya, Gaza City.

Israel has waged its latest war on the Gaza Strip since 7 October 2023, killing over 50,600 Palestinians and rendering the territory almost uninhabitable.

The war triggered one of the world’s worst ongoing humanitarian crises, with Israeli leaders accused by the International Criminal Court of deliberately using starvation as a weapon of war.

The Israeli army is currently blockading Gaza, and prohibiting the entry of food, water and other necessities while it has renewed its deadly strikes following the expiry of the first initial phase of the ceasefire.

Over 1,300 Palestinians have been killed since 18 March, while Hamas has repeatedly stressed that the renewed offensive puts any remaining captives’ lives at risk.

 

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Mossad veterans, reserve medical officers sign letters calling for deal to end war, return captives​

Both letters have added to the growing list of letters addressed to the government, calling for a swift end to the war and the return of all hostages.​

IDF medical officers take part in a drill (Illustrative)(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
A group of more than 250 Mossad veterans and nearly 200 reserve medical officers have signed letters calling for the end of the war, Israeli media reported on Sunday.

The two new letters add to the two already existing letters signed by veteran pilots and Unit 8200 veterans published on Tuesday and Friday, respectively.

The Mossad veteran's letter included three former Mossad heads, Danny Yotam, Ephraim Halevi, and Tamir Pardo; a former deputy head of the Mossad; and dozens of department heads and deputy department heads. The initiative is reportedly led by David Midan and Gail Shoresh.

"We, the Mossad intelligence and special services veterans, who have dedicated many years to safeguarding the country's security, will not continue to stand by. We express our full support for the pilots' letter, which also reflects our deep concern for the future of the country, and we join the call to act immediately to reach an agreement to return all 59 abductees home, without delay, even at the cost of ceasing fighting."

They concluded the letter saying, "The sanctity of life, Mr. Prime Minister, takes precedence over 'God of Revenge.'"

DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset plenum. (credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The letter was organized through a Mossad veterans society, which Ynet confirmed also exists in the security services.

Medical officers join the call​

Around 200 reserve medical officers signed a similar letter on Sunday, calling for an end to the war and the return of the hostages.

"We will return [to service] and stand firm whenever necessary. We feel with pain that the continued fighting in Gaza is intended primarily to serve political and personal interests without a security purpose. The continued fighting does not advance the achievement of the goals of the war declared from the beginning and only endangers IDF soldiers and the lives of our citizens being held hostage."

"As medical officers, we serve in the reserve force out of a commitment to the sanctity of life, to the spirit of the IDF and the doctor's oath, and as an expression of mutual guarantee in Israeli society. We warn that the continued fighting and abandonment of the kidnapped is contrary to these values and to the Medical Corps' commitment not to leave any of our people behind."

"The continued fighting and abandonment of the kidnapped, as wounded people abandoned on the battlefield, irreversibly erodes the values of the sanctity of life and the commitment to the security of the state and its residents. We call on the Israeli leadership to come to its senses and act in accordance with the values of the State of Israel and the spirit of the IDF."

The medical officers specified that they had addressed the letter only to the political echelon.

Both letters have added to the growing list of letters addressed to the government, calling for a swift end to the war and the return of all hostages.

 

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IDF chief medical officer tells reserve doctors to remove signatures from petition​

The IDF claimed that they are not trying to immediately expel the doctors but rather get them to remove their names from the petitions.​

MANEUVERS AT the Bahad 10 Training Base.
The IDF chief medical officer’s headquarters requested on Wednesday that reservist medical officers who signed a letter calling for the end of the ongoing war and the return of the hostages remove their signatures, emphasizing that “there is no place for politics in the army.”

The letter was signed by 208 reserve doctors and sent to Defense Minister Israel Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the night of Passover. Since then, about a hundred more signatures have been added.

The IDF claimed that they are not trying to immediately expel the doctors but rather get them to remove their names from the petitions. They're being more lenient with the doctors than with the Israel Air Force pilots, who signed a similar petition and were simply removed from their positions.

One of the letter’s organizers told Israeli state broadcaster KAN, "I was called an hour ago. I was informed that the chief of staff had directed the chief medical officer to hold talks with the doctors and clarify that it is illegitimate to mix politics and the military, even though we made it clear that we would report for reserve duty."

IDF medical officers take part in a drill (Illustrative) (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

'Withdrawing my signature was not an option'​

Another reservist doctor explained to KAN that he was asked if he would refuse to report for duty. "I said no, and that was enough for them," he said. “I made it clear from the start that withdrawing my signature was not an option. The letter does not call for refusal and explicitly states that we will report for duty. We are demanding the return of the hostages and an end to the war, which serves no purpose other than satisfying personal and political interests that endanger the lives of both hostages and soldiers.”

While organizers of the letter claimed that at least one medical officer who signed the petition had already been dismissed, the IDF denied this, KAN reported.

In an official statement, the military stated, “The IDF values and appreciates its reservists. The Medical Corps reservists have shown extraordinary dedication, saving lives throughout the war and putting their own lives at risk. IDF commanders maintain open communication with the reservists. No doctors serving in the reserves have been dismissed. The IDF will continue to act professionally to achieve its goals and will not allow internal disputes to affect its ranks

 

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