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In April his platoon returned to Gaza as part of renewed offensive against Hamas he told commanders he could not bear to join them
In that attack roughly 1200 people mostly civilians were killed about 250 were taken hostage
Israeli government authorized calling up more than 300000 reserve soldiers at start of war
In battalion most will keep coming over and over again it is cynical use of patriotism even as they do not draft tens of thousands of others Mr Peretz said referring to ultra-Orthodox
Others are refusing to fight in a war they no longer believe in
Israeli forces are still fighting on several other fronts
One of his best friends was killed by missile in Gaza readjusting to civilian life was enough of battle
Few soldiers have faced penalties for not reporting to their units although a handful who refused on ideological grounds have served short stints in military prison
Ron Peretz is on his fourth tour of reserve duty set to last until October
Initially turnout rate was often over 100 percent according to Israeli military as volunteers rushed to bases hoping to join fight
Military described four of six as members of Hamas and fifth as member of Islamic Jihad
Military did not name Mr al-Masri as one of six
Military did not specify munitions used in attack and said General Zamir called for further examination of strike authorization process including ammunition approved for it
Hamas media office denied militants killed at hospital and said two men named by military killed in separate attacks outside hospital compound
Military released names and portraits of six men described as terrorists eliminated during strike but provided no details or evidence of affiliations with armed groups
The A P and Reuters said the Israeli military's willingness to investigate itself rarely results in clarity and action.
The military statement also did not address evidence of a second strike minutes after the first.
Lt Gen Eyal Zamir described the six men as terrorists including one who infiltrated Israel on Oct 7 2023.
The military cited intelligence confirming Hamas used Nasser Hospital to carry out terrorist activities since the start of the war in Gaza.
The attack killed six militants.
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