IAF reserve pilot says he will no longer fight war, claims it is harming chance of freeing hostages

IAF pilot Lt. Col. (res) “Pey” says he has informed his commanders that he won’t show up for a fourth round of reserve duty, telling Kan radio on Friday he believes the war is harming efforts to release hostages.

The pilot, whose name cannot be made public for security reasons, says that while the military has done all it can to prevent harm to hostages, “there is also uncertainty and mistakes.”

“There is one percent of mistakes in everything. This means that about 1,000 munitions fell on people who should not have been killed. Whether it’s hostages, whether it’s our soldiers, whether it’s uninvolved individuals,” he says.

“Pey” says he can no longer continue fighting the war, since it is now “waged with a blatant conflict of interest that is causing disaster and is harming the chance of freeing hostages.”

Many reservists in the military have refused to answer the latest round of call-ups, over criticism of the ongoing handling of the war, as well as the mental health burden of the previous rounds of service.