Zionist regime threatens with legal action against soldiers who decline to go back to Gaza
Reports indicate that the Israeli military has cautioned multiple soldiers that they will face prosecution if they do not return to the Gaza Strip, as incidents of refusal have been on the rise in recent months.
Israel’s KAN public broadcaster reports that a minimum of 20 soldiers from an Israeli infantry brigade have declined orders to return to the combat zone in Gaza. Palestinian fighters have been fiercely resisting the incursion since October of the previous year.
The report indicated that approximately ten soldiers have been officially warned that they will face trial for defying military commands.
Some Israeli troops have expressed that after months of combat, they are unable to return to Gaza. However, they are prepared to take on other responsibilities.
Families of the soldiers reported that their loved ones “are being compelled to carry out ground operations in Gaza or risk imprisonment.”
“With just a handful of soldiers remaining in their unit who can still fight, they observed that this is our moment as parents to support them in challenging a system that disregards their well-being.”
This situation arises as the Israeli military is currently experiencing a deficit in personnel.
In a statement made last month, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant mentioned that the country’s military urgently requires 10,000 additional soldiers.
Since October 7, 2023, a total of 704 Israeli soldiers have lost their lives, with 339 of these casualties occurring in ground combat in the Gaza Strip, as reported by the military.
Recently, reports from Israeli media suggested that the government downplays the number of casualties within its military to prevent public outcry and to maintain the morale among its troops.
Israel initiated its Gaza offensive after the Hamas resistance group conducted an unexpected operation against the occupying force in response to its escalating acts of violence against the Palestinian population.
Nearly 11 months into the conflict, the Tel Aviv regime has yet to accomplish any of its stated goals in the Gaza Strip. This comes despite causing the deaths of at least 40,602 Palestinians, the majority of whom are women and children, and injuring an additional 93,855 individuals.
Maariv: Israeli Soldiers on the Verge of Being ‘Entrapped in Gaza’s Quagmire’
On Thursday, the Israeli newspaper Maariv cautioned that the nation’s military is teetering on the brink of being “bogged down in the mire of Gaza.”
In this dark August, around 15 Israeli soldiers lost their lives in clashes within Gaza and the northern region bordering Lebanon, reflecting the heavy toll of a war of attrition, the newspaper reported.
“Maariv noted that August will go down in history as one of the bloodiest months.”
It also mentioned that Israel “is determined to retain control over the Philadelphi Corridor and the Netzarim Passage, citing security reasons. This issue remains the primary sticking point in the ongoing negotiations.”
For several months, mediators have been attempting to broker an agreement between Israel and Hamas to facilitate a prisoner exchange, establish a ceasefire, and permit humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. However, these efforts have been hindered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unwillingness to comply with Hamas’s demands to cease hostilities.
“In a few weeks, the seasons will shift, bringing rain with them. Before we find ourselves mired in difficulties, let’s pause for a moment to thoroughly evaluate security options that could conclude negotiations, free the hostages, and halt the conflict,” said Maariv.
