IDF reservists released after Gaza op: 'We'll be back'

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The army began releasing on Thursday tens of thousands of reserve soldiers who were recruited under emergency orders during Operation Pillar of Defense.

Some of the soldiers were disappointed by the fact that the operation was cut short and they were not given the chance to "complete the mission," as one soldier put it, while others said it is just a matter of time before they are called up again.

Israel and Hamas reached an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire on Wednesday after eight days of fighting. The deal irked many residents of south Israel, who hoped Israel would launch a ground offensive in Gaza. Gal Margolis, one of the reserve soldiers, said "as a resident of Beersheba there is a sense of disappointment. (The violence) will repeat itself and we'll find ourselves back here again and again. They (government) should have let us complete the mission."

Ovad Nissan, another reservist, said "we are all happy to go home, but there is a certain disappointment. We could have done more. I believe a ground force would have cleared the territory. The calm will not last."

Oded Weiner, who fought in both Operation Defensive Shield and Operation Cast Lead, went home to his wife and three children. "The army could have done the job. Invading Gaza is not the ideal solution, but had we been inside much heavier pressure would have been applied on the terror organizations," he said.

IDF reservists released after Gaza op: 'We'll be back' - Israel News, Ynetnews

 

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"The first criterion relates to the rocket and mortar threat on Israel's southern residents. The practical test is whether children in Sderot, in kibbutzim in the Gaza vicinity and in Ashkelon will continue running into fortified spaces upon hearing the Color Red alert."

Whose children lived in Sderot before the Jewish occupation?

"Sderot was founded in 1951 as a transit camp for Kurdish and Persian Jewish immigrants who lived in tents and shacks during the Jewish exodus from Muslim countries before permanent housing was completed in 1954.[6]

"It was built on the lands of the Palestinian Arab village of Najd[7] and is located a few miles south of its ruins. On 13 May 1948, Najd was occupied by the Negev Brigade as part of Operation Barak, and the villagers were 'driven out' [8] to Gaza."

Sderot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Only time will tell - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews