Israel’s army says it will fire air force reservists who condemned war in Gaza

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 (Nasser Nasser/AP)

Israel’s military has said it will fire air force reservists who signed a letter condemning the war in Gaza and accusing it of only serving political interests and not bringing the hostages home.

In a statement to The Associated Press, an army official said there was no room for any body or individual, including reservists in active duty, “to exploit their military status while simultaneously participating in the fighting”, calling it a breach of trust between commanders and subordinates.