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Roy Sommer knows he could go to jail if he refuses to return to Gaza, but that’s a risk he’s willing to take. Sommer, a reservist, has already served five years with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), including recent tours in Gaza and Lebanon, but made a decision not to …
Read More »Israeli strikes kill 86 people across Gaza as thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty
Tens of thousands of reservists started to report for duty on Tuesday ahead of a new Israeli offensive in Gaza City as more than 80 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past 24 hours, according to local health officials. Israeli Army Radio said that some 40,000 reservists would report for …
Read More »Israeli army says it will fire air force reservists who signed letter condemning Gaza war
Israel’s military said Friday it will fire air force reservists who signed a letter condemning the war in Gaza and accusing it of only serving political interests and not bringing the hostages home. In a statement to The Associated Press, an army official said there was no room for any …
Read More »Israel says no foreign courts have warrants issued against reservists
Israel said on Tuesday that pressure groups were pushing foreign courts to take action against Israelis over alleged war crimes in Gaza, but described the actions as “propaganda activity.” It said no warrants had been issued. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and …
Read More »B.C. wildfires: Army reservists deployed from Calgary to help fight fires in Okanagan, Shuswap
Around 40 soldiers from 41 Canadian Brigade Group in Calgary will be deployed early Monday morning to help fight fires in southern B.C. According to a Department of Defense release on Sunday afternoon, the brigade will be deployed as part of Operation LENTUS at 6 a.m. on Monday. The operation …
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