Israel reserve soldiers refuse to join expanded offensive on Gaza, media reports – Middle East Monitor

Dozens of Israeli reserve soldiers and officers are reportedly unwilling to report for military service as the army is calling up tens of thousands of reservists for an expanded offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip.

This came after the Israeli security cabinet approved expanding the war on Gaza yesterday evening, under the pretext of “forcing Hamas to agree to a prisoner exchange agreement without a ceasefire”.

According to the Jerusalem Post, the…