The captain was sentenced to the Israeli army reserves, Ron Winner, to 20 days in prison for refusing to join the reserve service; Because of the continued fighting in the Gaza Strip.
According to the newspaper “Times of Israel”, Captain (Reserve) Ron Winner is the leader of a faction in the 8207 battalion of the 228th Army Brigade, who is also a member of the “Soldiers for the Mortgage” group, a group of reserve soldiers who declared opposition to the fighting in Gaza and refused to continue service.
“The leader of my battalion was sentenced to 20 days in prison, I cannot morally continue to serve and will not be silent.
As a fighting officer who has served 270 days in reserves since October 7, I was in the service of reserve for many months, constantly at risk, and abandoning my civil life, I am surprised by this unprecedented and impartial punishment.
The Israeli army said, “The reserve officer refused to join the service for political reasons, and this has no place in the army.
Therefore, he was sentenced and punished. ”He added that“ the Israeli army is strictly looking at the refusal to join the reserve service, and the leaders deal with each case separately. ”
The 228th Brigade, the 146th Division stationed in northern Israel. The brigade in the Gaza Strip is not expected, in light of the ongoing war there against the Palestinian Hamas movement.
