An earring pokes out from under the helmet of Israeli army reservist Amir, a self-professed leftist who is pro-peace but finds himself looking through his rifle scope at buildings inside Gaza."No one should have to find themselves in this situation", he said, holding his rifle.
From Athens to New York, they're rushing to airports and diving into online chat groups for help, desperate to make their way to the country after Hamas militants attacked. On Tuesday, Israel's military expanded its mobilization of reservists to 360,000, according to the country’s media, as it ramped up its retaliation for the surprise attacks. Yaakov Swisa, a 42-year-old father of five, said nobody called and asked him to return to Israel to fight, but he feels he has no choice.
The Israeli military said on Monday that they called up 300,000 reservists within a couple of days to help the IDF tackle Hamas, who staged an unprecedented attack against the Jewish state on October 7.
Israeli soldiers reportedly rioting during a training session for the elite Golani Brigade infantry forces is a clear sign of rising discontent within the Israeli military.