Reservists, who returned home after more than days of fighting in Gaza and on the northern border, set up an encampment near the Prime Minister's Office in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, demanding that the fighting not be stopped until Hamas is victorious and defeated. The reservists who returned from military service demand that the IDF be allowed to defeat Hamas.
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Captain (res.) Omer Paciniash, one of the camp's initiators, who serves in the reserves, said: "On October 7, we all left our families, our businesses and our homes in order to defeat the enemy once and for all. We demand that the political echelon act decisively until a decision is made, until security is restored to the residents of the south and north, and until the creation of a completely different reality from the one we all met on October 6. Victory and victory must be significant. We are at a critical and significant historical point in time.
According to her, the military has worked hard to clear the northern Gaza Strip of civilians, and despite this, there is a dilution of the forces. "Where there is no force, a civilian Gazan population returns, the 'uninvolved.' The operational achievements so far will be lost if there is no courageous policy to hold on the ground. So many fighters have fallen and continue to give their lives so that we can live here in safety. We must not allow this fighting to be in vain. We must not forget the massacre we went through here on October 7th.
IDF forces in the Gaza Strip, photo: IDF Spokesperson
"We have to be worthy of those people and fighters. We are committed to bringing real security. This thing cannot end like another round of fighting. The toppling of Hamas is another step on the way. Taking territory and encouraging immigration is already the real victory and victory. At the moment, it is more important for us to sleep here in the tent and to remind decision makers more than to sleep at home or in the assembly areas and war zones where we have been present in the past few days. Don't go back until you decide. We will not let it be in vain."
The soldiers must be told that their achievements will be preserved
Maj. Gilad Abel told Israel Hayom: "Our goal is that the upcoming campaign will not end without a clear victory, which sends a message to the whole world that Hamas will pay a heavy price with a price on the ground and a price in a population that is no longer here. To this day, the State of Israel operates according to the rounds strategy. The soldiers know how to do the job, give their lives courageously, and in the end the State of Israel to its governments takes these achievements and throws them in the trash. This is something we will not allow. We come here for the encampment, we won't go home. We will sleep here in the cold of Jerusalem until the government declares that it is acting as a policy and instructs all branches to act to emigrate Palestinians from Gaza.
He added that the second important thing is that a significant area of Gaza be transferred to Israeli control. "This is what our Nazi enemy understands. This is what a decision looks like. This is how the achievements of the soldiers are honored. The northern Gaza Strip is already in Israeli hands, it was achieved with tremendous difficulty in sacrifice and it cannot be thrown away. Statesmen cannot take it and give it to the Palestinian Authority. I understand that there are international pressures, but we are not the 51st star in the American flag. We are the state of the Jews. You have to look with integrity and tell the soldiers: The achievements you have achieved will be preserved."
"The change that is being talked about was born as a military move." Minister of Education Yoav Kish, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Minister Yoav Kish, who arrived at the encampment, spoke with the reservists and told them: "The policy is clear - Hamas is defeated. The change being talked about was born as a military move. We need to make sure that this military move goes hand in hand with policy. Reality will not return. No one will go back to what it was on October 6. We will not allow Hamas to be there. We are in fierce fighting in the south. The IDF will control the territory. We will make sure that what happened will not be."
The organizers estimated that reservists, Knesset members and families of fighters are expected to come to the reservists' encampment and express support for their demand, which includes three main steps:
Creating a security zone and taking significant territory from Gaza, implementing a clear policy of encouraging voluntary emigration and eliminating Hamas branches abroad.
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