Tel Aviv – Together – A tweet by the broadcaster of the Hebrew Channel 14 and Radio (103 FM) revealed a message circulating from officers and reserve soldiers in the Israeli occupation army, according to which dozens of leftist reserve soldiers, who announced that they would not report for duty ‘because the Israeli army entered Rafah instead of… Make a deal.’

The following is the message circulated to the officers and soldiers of the occupation army: ‘We are among those serving in the reserve ranks and have been called to service since October 7.

We woke up that morning to a terrible and indiscriminate massacre, in which more than a thousand people were killed, and hundreds of civilians were kidnapped. We mobilized our forces out of a deep sense of commitment.’ It is necessary. We participated in the war effort for everyone’s homeland to ensure a safe and good life for us, our families, and all citizens of Israel. We have been at war for more than six months, and there are still more than 120 hostages hel
d by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

*Half a year during which we participated in the war effort proved to us that military action alone will not return the kidnapped people to the homeland*. ** Every day that passes puts the lives of the kidnapped people and the soldiers who are still in the Strip at risk, and does not restore security to the residents of the enclave and the north.**

*In these days, the invasion of Rafah began. This invasion, in addition to endangering our lives and the lives of innocent people in Rafah, will not bring back alive the kidnapped people*, whose rescue is one of the main reasons behind this. We have become accustomed to this. Either Rafi or the kidnapped, and we choose the kidnapped. *Therefore, after the decision to enter Rafah with a kidnapping deal, we, the men and women of the reserve, declare that our conscience does not allow us to stand and extend a helping hand to desecrate the lives of the kidnapped.* The time has come to choose life, and to invest all our efforts and resour
ces in negotiating and signing. On a deal that returns the kidnapped people and security to the State of Israel.

Source: Maan News Agency