Petition drafted by right-wing organization comes after recent wave of letters by various groups urging deal for the return of all hostages even at cost of ending the war
Roughly 1,000 IDF reservists and civilian professionals, relatives of fallen soldiers, were said to have signed a letter published Friday urging Israel to continue its war in Gaza, marking a rebuttal to the growing wave of public appeals to prioritize the return of all hostages even at the cost of ending the war
The letter, drafted by the right-wing Gvura (Heroism) Forum asserted,
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"the price of ending the war now would be “a grave danger to Israel’s security The achievements [of the war] are many but the mission is not yet complete”
adding,
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should Israel lay down its weapons in Gaza, it would set off a “countdown to the next massacre”
The Gvura (Heroism) Forum said the letter was signed by some 1,000 relatives of soldiers killed amid the ongoing war in Gaza and in previous wars and operations on various fronts However it did not immediately publish the names of the signatories on its website, Facebook page or X feed
The letter states,
The war must not be stopped before all its goals are fully achieved —
the return of the hostages
the elimination of the enemy
and the assurance that Gaza will not pose a threat to the State of Israel
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“Our loved ones went to war for victory, for security and did not return and we insist that their will be fulfilled and carried out”
The letter by the Gvura (Heroism) Forum appears to have come as a response to an ongoing wave of petitions signed by various groups in Israel calling for a deal for the return of all the remaining hostages being held by the terror group Hamas in Gaza even at the price of ending the war
