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Israeli Military Begins Dismissing Air Force Reservists Over Gaza War Protests

Reservists' public letters criticizing the war and demanding hostage returns prompt firings as Israel intensifies operations in Gaza.

Palestinians mourn over the bodies of their relatives who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Shijaiyah neighborhood, as they brought to the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian women walk past a poster showing Waleed Ahmad that reads in Arabic, "The hero prisoner Martyr, mercy and eternity for our righteous Martyrs," in the West Bank town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
SOUTHERN ISRAEL - DECEMBER 14: Reservists prepare their belongings before entering Gaza at a staging point near the Gaza border on December 14, 2023 in Southern Israel. It has been more than two months since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that prompted Israel's retaliatory air and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Israeli military has started firing active air force reservists who signed public letters condemning the Gaza conflict and its political motivations.
  • Nearly 1,000 air force reservists and retirees have called for an immediate end to the fighting to secure the release of 59 remaining hostages, half of whom are confirmed dead.
  • Prime Minister Netanyahu and military leaders have denounced the protest letters, labeling them as politically driven and harmful to military cohesion.
  • Operations in Gaza have escalated following the collapse of a ceasefire, with over 1,000 casualties reported in the past month and severe humanitarian conditions worsening.
  • Brazil's Embassy in the West Bank has called for the repatriation of a 17-year-old Palestinian who died in Israeli custody, reportedly due to malnutrition.