Israel’s Kan network revealed that over 100 reservists and officers sent a letter to Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, denouncing the behavior of Israeli troops on the battlefield.
The letter, published on Thursday (Nov. 6), highlights severe ethical and disciplinary breakdowns within the occupying army, which the signatories say contradict even the regime’s own claimed “values.”
The officers—many of them veterans with ranks up to deputy division commander—warned of the “collapse of discipline and moral standards” among Israeli forces.
They wrote: “Events have occurred that contradict the army’s training principles, including the so-called ‘purity of arms,’ which supposedly forbids harming civilians. In Gaza, Judea and Samaria [the West Bank], and Lebanon, we have witnessed conduct that violates everything we were taught.”
According to the letter, these acts of barbarity have not only shattered morale but also crippled military performance.
The officers urged Halevi to act after the war to “restore discipline and eradicate conduct inconsistent with the army’s rules,” pledging cooperation with any internal probe—if one ever takes place.
Kan noted that the military censor allowed only limited publication of the letter’s content, suggesting an attempt to suppress internal dissent.
Even so, Israeli outlets such as Haaretz and Times of Israel reported on the growing unease inside the army and calls for structural reform.
The occupation’s General Staff has yet to issue any official response, though unnamed sources confirmed the issue is under review.
This is not the first time soldiers under the Israeli regime have broken silence about atrocities in Gaza.
In June 2025, several troops told Haaretz that their commanders had ordered them to open fire on Palestinians gathering for humanitarian aid.
Earlier in March, a soldier confessed to CBS News that he had been instructed to use Palestinian civilians as human shields—forcing them into suspected buildings to trigger potential explosives ahead of Israeli units.
These recurring revelations further expose the entrenched brutality of an army built on occupation and repression, even as its own ranks begin to fracture under the weight of its crimes.