Some 1,000 relatives of fallen soldiers said to sign letter in support of Gaza fighting

Amid a recent wave of letters from former military personnel, IDF reservists and civilian professionals urging the government to sign a hostage deal even at the cost of ending the war, Hebrew media reports that some 1,000 people have signed onto a letter calling for the opposite.

The letter, drafted by the right-wing Gevurah (“Heroism”) Forum, asserts that 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,” the letter states, adding that should Israel lay down its weapons in Gaza, it would set off a “countdown to the next massacre.”

The letter is said to have been signed by some 1,000 relatives of soldiers killed amid the ongoing war in Gaza and in previous wars and operations on various fronts.

“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,” the letter states. “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.”