130 Israeli soldiers announced their refusal to serve unless the government seeks to reach a prisoner exchange agreement.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said that 130 Israeli soldiers signed a letter warning that they would no longer serve unless the government worked to reach an agreement regarding the detainees.Gaza.
She indicated that the letter was addressed to the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Government ministers and the Army Chief of Staff Hertsey Halifax.
The newspaper added that the letter was signed by reserve soldiers from the Armored Corps, the Artillery Corps, the Home Front Command, the Air Forces and the Navy.
“It is now clear that the continuation of the war in Gaza not only delays the return of hostages from captivity, but also puts their lives in danger: many more hostages have been killed by Israeli army strikes, far more than those who were rescued in military operations,” the letter said.
“We who serve loyally, while at the same time risking our lives, hereby declare that if the government does not immediately change course and work to reach an agreement to repatriate the hostages, we will not be able to continue serving,” the letter added.
Israel estimates there are 101 detainees in the Gaza Strip, while the Islamic Resistance Movement announced (agitationDozens of them were killed in random Israeli raids.
Although the joint mediation efforts of Qatar, Egypt and the United States have continued for months, presenting one agreement proposal after another to end the war on Gaza and exchange prisoners, Netanyahu continues to set new conditions that include continuing control over the axis. Philadelphia The border between Gaza and Egypt, andRafah crossing In Gaza, and preventing the return of Palestinian faction fighters to northern Gaza by searching returnees through a corridor Netzarim The middle of the sector.
For its part, Hamas insists on a complete withdrawal of Israel from the Gaza Strip and a complete cessation of the war in order to accept any agreement.