Israeli reserve soldiers risk imprisonment instead of service in Gaza again

Roy Sumer knows that he can go to prison if he refuses to return to Gaza, but this is a danger he wants to bear.

Sumer, a reserve expert, has already served five years with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), including the last rounds in Gaza and Lebanon, but made a decision not to return to Gaza when his commander officially calls for military service.

The 24 -year -old is among the increasing number of Israeli youth who publicly wonder about their role in the war in Gaza. Some of those who just come They reject the mandatory military drafts of their country. Others who have already served, like Sumer, refuse to return.

“In my opinion, the current ethical conditions currently do not allow me to communicate with the war,” he told CBC. As it happens Host Nil Köksal.

Hundreds of soldiers refuse to return

Sumer joined the hosts of the hostages, a recently formed organization in Israel saying it includes more than 350 soldiers who served in the war and will not be reported again.

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The refusal of the attendance for the precaution is a crime that could deserve the time of prison, although a handful of reserve soldiers who refused to serve have been placed in military prison throughout the war.

Sumer says he realizes that his decision is not “common” in Israel and could lead to prison time, but he could not live with the other choice of silence.

He said, “Making this war continues and continues without any clear justification will lead to a situation, as Israel, both from the security point of view, as well, is more and more twisted, and the Palestinians are suffering on the ground as it is in full swing.”

“I am completely sure that, in the long run, I am on the right side of history, morally and morally.”

Israel invites reserve soldiers to the new attack

This week, Israel began calling tens of thousands of reserve soldiers as the country is preparing for a new attack in Gaza City – among them Somer, who says he has received an informal invitation to attend. He is still waiting for the official summons, but he said he was already notified by his battles that his answer would be no.

In thinking about his decision, Sumer said that he feels as though for two years since the start of the Israel-Husass war, and the goals have become “mostly to achieve political gains for the current government.”

“I think the war can end tomorrow, next week. It can end very quickly, and the only one that can decide whether the war will end is Netanyahu,” he said.

With this in mind, Sumer felt that at this stage of the war, he was forced to distinguish between his responsibilities as a reserve and his responsibilities as a citizen.

“I have a responsibility as a citizen to speak against things that I do not agree with, against things that I think is at risk, my family and friends, and I think it is morally wrong,” he said. “I think what I am doing now is more important for Israel’s safety than participating in the war.”

Netanyahu to the reserve soldiers: “I rely on you”

On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Publish a video on X He pledged to support the presence of reserves. “I believe in you, I rely on you,” Netanyahu said in the video.

“I stand by your side, and express my deep appreciation for you, the soldiers of the Israeli Defense Army, the reserve soldiers, and your families.”

Sumer says that military service is intertwined with Israeli society and culture.

“It is a kind of religion,” he said. But he feels that what should become a greater part of Israeli life is democratic responsibilities.

Recently, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have moved to the streets of Tel Aviv to express them Anger Towards the ongoing war in Gaza and demanding the release of the hostages. The demonstrators gathered after Netanyahu announced an expansion of the war and demanded an “immediate” end through the ceasefire deal.

This week, in a post to Telegram, Hamas announced that it was ready to accept a deal that would see all the hostages that were issued while claiming that it was waiting for a response from Israel to the last proposal. The statement went on to say that the August 18 deal included a “complete withdrawal” of the Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the reopening of all border crossings for help and the beginning of the rebuilding of the pocket.

Netanyahu’s office said that the statement is “Hamas is spinning” that had nothing new in it and repeated its conditions, including complete disarmament in Hamas, and the military character of the tape, as well as Israeli control in Gaza.

“Nothing earns it.”

The current war began on October 7, 2023, when gunmen led by Hamas attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and kidnapped 251 others. Most of the hostages were released in the ceasefire or other deals. Of the 48 still being held in Gaza, 20 years old is believed to be alive.

Since then, Israel has killed more than 64,000 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian health authorities, and demolished huge tapes from the Gaza Strip on the ground, including hospitals, residential areas and refugee camps.

Human rights organizations, including Amnesty Internationaland B’stselem and Doctors for human rights IsraelAnd as well The International Association of Genocide ScholarsHave all of them accused Israel of committing the genocide in Gaza, which is something that Israel denys strongly? The International Court of Justice follows the issue of genocide against the country, which is submitted by South Africa.

Last month, the classification of integrated food security, which monitors hunger all over the world, Declared a famine in Gaza. Relief groups, Including Human Rights WatchSay that Israel deliberately starred by preventing aid Palestinian shooting who line up on food.

Sumer said that the continuation and expansion of the war in Gaza City will only lead to a hostage life in a greater and more suffering for the Palestinians

“I think the final plans for some Israeli government officials are calling for a completely moral error,” he said. “I think that both sides of the Israeli conflict and the Palestinian side do not have what it earns from this.”