Opposition to Israel’s attack on Gaza is growing, but the conflict continues.
Thousands of reservists from all branches of the Israeli military have signed letters in recent weeks urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration to halt the combat and focus instead on negotiating the return of the remaining 59 hostages held by Hamas.
Few Israelis questioned the war’s rationale eighteen months ago: to defeat Hamas and get the captives back.
The ceasefire in January and the subsequent release of over 30 hostages gave many people hope that the war would soon come to an end.
However, such aspirations were shattered in mid-March when Israel violated the ceasefire and went back to combat.
“We came to the conclusion that Israel is going to a very bad place,”
