Carmeli Brigade fighters to the brigade commander: We will not be cannon fodder for surrender deals

February 17, 2025   

Fighters in the Carmeli Brigade have sent a scathing letter to the brigade commander in recent days, expressing frustration with the situation on the ground and the effect of the cessation of fighting on their sense of mission: "The cessation of fighting is damaging the motivation to return to the war." The letter, which was revealed this evening (Sunday) on Kan News, criticizes the deal with Hamas, and the feeling that their efforts on the battlefield are not leading to a decision. "We do not want to be cannon fodder for surrender deals," the fighters wrote. They added: "How will we have the motivation to return to fight and risk operational activity on land that in a few days will be handed back to our enemy? The home is not ready to receive us disabled or in coffins when in the end all our efforts will only serve as leverage to reach deals to release terrorists!" The fighters emphasized that they are willing to continue fighting and sacrificing - but only if the goal is a clear victory for Hamas: "We are willing to stand up and take risks again and again, even if we know for sure that the purpose of our standing up is to fight to defeat and defeat the enemy. "There is no moral justification for sending us to risk our lives on land that will later be handed over to the enemy." The IDF confirmed that the letter reached the brigade commander.