NO! To Being Cannon Fodder!

 

Soldiers to their commander: We will not be cannon fodder for deals of surrender

Soldiers in the Carmeli Brigade send sharply worded letter to the brigade commander, expressing frustration with the situation on the ground and with the deal with Hamas.

Soldiers in the Carmeli Brigade have recently sent a sharply worded letter to their brigade commander, expressing frustration with the situation on the ground and the impact of the cessation of combat in the Gaza Strip on their sense of mission.

The letter, exposed by Kan 11 News, criticizes the deal with Hamas and describes the soldiers’ feeling that their efforts on the battlefield are not leading to a decisive outcome.

"We do not want to be cannon fodder for deals of surrender," the soldiers wrote, adding, "How can we have the motivation to return, fight, and risk our lives in operational activities on land that will be handed back to our enemy in a few days? Our home is not ready to receive us, either disabled or in coffins, when all our efforts will only serve as leverage for deals to release terrorists."

The soldiers further stressed that they are willing to continue fighting and sacrificing, but only if the goal is a clear defeat of Hamas. "We are ready to stand and risk our lives again and again if we know for certain that the purpose of our stand is to fight, defeat, and vanquish the enemy."

In conclusion, they wrote, "There is no moral justification for sending us to risk our lives on land that will later be handed over to the enemy."

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404030

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Readers' comments

They are right, but military discipline does not allow soldiers to tell their commanders or the army what to do, so I'm afraid they'll be punished for this. Notwithstanding, I hope the govt hears their message and heeds it

In this case, it's long past due that these soldiers stand up to their commanders. Their point is too good not to, unless they give in to the same old thing as in the past. These so called deals with terrorists are nothing short of pathetic and sickening.

They are 100% correct. As a father of 3 active combat soldiers, I sign my name to it as well.

I hope this is the start. Soldiers can't fight knowing that their sacrifices are in vain because worthless cowardly politicians have other priorities than decisive victory and survival of Israel. The fact that majority of generals in security and defense branches who bear direct responsibly for 10-7-23 humiliating catastrophe are still not, at least, fired, is deeply disturbing

The commanders, the generals, need to LEAD the men into battle, need to ride in the tanks and Humvies that will get blown up by IEDS planted by Hamas during this lull. The worst 'deal' in history is only made worse by allowing Hamas to regroup and rearm, all at the expense of the IDF soldiers.

Said clearly and to the point....I hope that their voices will be heard and taken seriously...

Too many bad decisions that have caused unnecessary deaths..Every soldier Is precious to his loved ones and to the rest of the nation