A bunch of 1,000 present and former Israeli Air Force reservists known as on Thursday for the return of all captives held within the Gaza Strip, “even if it means 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, IDF (army) soldiers and innocent civilians,” reads a letter printed by the reservists in Israeli media.
The letter known as for the “immediate return” of Israeli captives from Gaza, saying that the present battle is happening for “political and personal interests.”
“Only an agreement can return hostages safely, while military pressure mainly leads to the killing of hostages and the endangerment of our soldiers,” the reservists stated, calling on Israelis “to mobilize for action.”
The letter’s signatures included former military chief Dan Halutz.
Israel estimates that 59 hostages are nonetheless held in Gaza, with a minimum of 22 of them alive.
They had been anticipated to be let out in a second part of the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner trade settlement, which might require Israel to completely withdraw its forces from Gaza and finish the battle completely.
The Israeli military renewed a lethal assault on Gaza on March 18 and has since killed almost 1,500 victims, injured 3,700 others, and shattered the ceasefire and prisoner trade settlement that was signed in January.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed final week to escalate assaults on Gaza as efforts are underway to implement US President Donald Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians from the enclave.
More than 50,800 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in a brutal Israeli onslaught since October 2023, most of them ladies and kids.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants final November for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for battle crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its battle on the enclave.
Source: www.anews.com.tr