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Thursday, April 10, 2025
Katz slams IAF reservists and veterans who signed letter ‘undermining the legitimacy’ of Gaza war
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Israel Katz slams a letter signed by some 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans — mostly retirees and not active reservists — demanding the return of the hostages in Gaza even if it comes at the cost of ending the war against Hamas entirely.
“I strongly reject the letter by the Air Force reservists and the attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the just war that the IDF is leading in Gaza for the return of the hostages and the defeat of the murderous Hamas terrorist organization,” Katz says in a statement.
“I trust the judgment of the chief of staff and the Air Force commander and am convinced that they will handle this unacceptable phenomenon in the most appropriate way,” he adds.
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