The Israeli Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Gaza

Before the ceasefire, I met these Israeli reserve soldiers who are part of a growing number refusing to serve in the Gaza Strip anymore saying they saw or did things that crossed ethical lines. Read the full report here.

Yuval Green, a medic who abandoned his post on reserve duty with the army last January after spending nearly two months in the Gaza Strip, unable to live with what he'd seen, poses for a portrait in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Israeli soldiers overlook the Gaza Strip from a tank, as seen from southern Israel. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Yotam Vilk, who served in an armored unit in the Gaza Strip, with his dog, Willow, in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Yotam Vilk shows a photo of himself on the Israel-Gaza border during army reserve duty. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Max Kresch, a medic in the Israeli army reserves poses for a portrait in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Max Kresch shows an undated photo of himself during his mandatory army service, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Michael Ofer-Ziv, who served as a control officer during his army reserve duty in the Gaza Strip poses for a portrait in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Yuval Green, center, and Yotam Vilk, left, take part in a panel discussion for soldiers refusing to serve in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

A panel discussion for soldiers refusing to serve in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)