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Last week, 350 young Jewish men and women who volunteered for military service in Israel received a hero's welcome in Tel Aviv. The high death toll in the war raging since October 7 hasn't deterred them, they say. In fact, quite the opposite
Last Tuesday, 350 Israeli reservists announced that they would refuse to serve if called up to participate in the conquest of Gaza City. At a press conference in Tel Aviv, representatives of the group described this new phase of the war – approved by the security cabinet despite opposition from the country's top security brass – as a "political, cynical and dangerous step" that would endanger the lives of hostages, Israeli soldiers and innocent civilians in Gaza.
