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Sunday 27 July 2014 - 16:36
Story Code : 108687

Dozens of Israeli reservists refuse to join Gaza foray

Dozens of Israeli reservists refuse to join Gaza foray
[caption id="attachment_108690" align="alignright" width="205"] Israeli armored personnel carriers are stationed near Gaza Strip. (File photo)[/caption]
Dozens of Israeli reservists have refused to join the army, signing a petition to condemn theTel Aviv regime'scrimes against civilians inthe besieged Gaza Strip.
Israeli military sources say at least 50 members of the Israeli reservists list, which consists of ex-soldiers, signedthepetition.

They havestrongly slammed the current brutal military operation taking place in their name in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

The petition also criticizes the militarization of Israel and the armys discriminatory policies, especially against women and Jews whose families originate in Arab countries.

The signatories say in Israel, war replaces politics and the cabinet is not able to think about a solution to a political conflict except in terms of physical might, so there isno wonder that it isprone to never-ending cycles of mortal violence.

The developments come as at least one more Israeli soldier has been killed by a shell fired from the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army says the soldier was killed near the besieged territory.

The latest fatality brings to 43 the number of Israeli troops killed since Tel Aviv started itsoffensive in the Gaza Strip on July 8.

This is seen as the heaviest loss of life for the Israeli military in years. But according to Palestinian fighters, the death toll is much higher.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas say over 90 Israeli forces have been killed in confrontation with Israel. Based on Israeli media reports, at least 126 soldiers are in hospital, one of them in critical condition.

The Palestinian death toll from three weeks of Israeli strikes has reached about 1,052 and at least 6,000 Palestinians have been injured in the onslaught.

The UN Human Rights Council has recently passed a resolution calling for an independent probe into Israels war crimes in Gaza.

By Press TV

 

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