‘Sympathetic’ Israeli pilots face music

JERUSALEM: An Israeli military official said on Thursday that reserve pilots who publicly called for securing the release of prisoners, even at the cost of ending the Gaza war, would be dismissed from the air force.

“With the full backing of the chief of the General Staff, the commander of the IAF has decided that any active reservist who signed the letter will not be able to continue serving in the IDF,” the official told AFP in response to a letter signed by around 1,000 reserve and retired pilots.