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Over 4,000 IDF reservists dropped a bombshell on Defense Minister Israel Katz Thursday, signing a letter that’s less a polite request and more a battle cry. They’re demanding a full-throttle invasion of Gaza—think shock and awe—to obliterate Hamas once and for all.
No half-measures, no tiptoeing. Just end it.
The signatories aren’t just grunts with gripes. We’re talking five brigadier generals, including Erez Viner, who was sketching out Gaza ops for Southern Command until he stepped back. Add to that 16 colonels, 90 lieutenant colonels, 250 officers, and over 3,000 regular reservists.
The signatories aren’t just grunts with gripes. We’re talking five brigadier generals, including Erez Viner, who was sketching out Gaza ops for Southern Command until he stepped back. Add to that 16 colonels, 90 lieutenant colonels, 250 officers, and over 3,000 regular reservists.
This isn’t a petition; it’s a who’s-who of IDF muscle flexing their clout.
Their beef? The government swore up and down that swapping out IDF chief Herzi Halevi for Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir would mean a new playbook: a blitzkrieg to take all of Gaza in one fell swoop, not the drip-drip invasions of the past. But it’s been over a month since Katz and Zamir kicked off hostilities again on March 18-19, and what’s the score? A measly 500 Hamas fighters taken out, compared to 20,000 before the January 19 ceasefire. The invasion’s moving like molasses, barely budging in weeks.
The reservists’ forum isn’t mincing words: Hamas only goes down with a sledgehammer.
This crew isn’t riding the same hobbyhorse as Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich, who’s itching to resettle Gaza and rewind the clock to pre-2005. These reservists aren’t praying for a new Zion; they’re laser-focused on security, not ideology. The slow-burn war’s been a bust, they argue—Hamas isn’t blinking.
And here’s the gut-punch: “IDF reservists cannot be kept in a circle of endless war.” They’re done with this Groundhog Day nonsense. Speed it up, hit harder, finish the job.
The reservists make a brutal point: letting Hamas walk away armed might swap today’s hostage mess for tomorrow’s. Katz and PM Netanyahu, though, are still playing the long game, betting on talks and sweating the fallout of a bigger war. All signs say they’re not ready to roll the dice on Gaza—yet.
Their beef? The government swore up and down that swapping out IDF chief Herzi Halevi for Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir would mean a new playbook: a blitzkrieg to take all of Gaza in one fell swoop, not the drip-drip invasions of the past. But it’s been over a month since Katz and Zamir kicked off hostilities again on March 18-19, and what’s the score? A measly 500 Hamas fighters taken out, compared to 20,000 before the January 19 ceasefire. The invasion’s moving like molasses, barely budging in weeks.
The reservists’ forum isn’t mincing words: Hamas only goes down with a sledgehammer.
A “sweeping and intense invasion of all of Gaza,” they say, with firepower cranked to eleven. If Katz and Zamir are banking on hostage talks, fine—but set a damn deadline. No more open-ended stalling. If Hamas keeps jerking the chain, unleash hell.
This crew isn’t riding the same hobbyhorse as Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich, who’s itching to resettle Gaza and rewind the clock to pre-2005. These reservists aren’t praying for a new Zion; they’re laser-focused on security, not ideology. The slow-burn war’s been a bust, they argue—Hamas isn’t blinking.
And here’s the gut-punch: “IDF reservists cannot be kept in a circle of endless war.” They’re done with this Groundhog Day nonsense. Speed it up, hit harder, finish the job.
But what happens if even a maxed-out war doesn’t break Hamas? If the terrorists hold onto the hostages and their guns? The letter’s silent on that, and it’s a glaring hole. Meanwhile, plenty of other reservists are ready to call it quits now, trading all the hostages for a shaky peace that lets Hamas keep its arsenal—a deal that could just kick the can down the road to the next crisis.
The reservists make a brutal point: letting Hamas walk away armed might swap today’s hostage mess for tomorrow’s. Katz and PM Netanyahu, though, are still playing the long game, betting on talks and sweating the fallout of a bigger war. All signs say they’re not ready to roll the dice on Gaza—yet.
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