(18 Apr 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tel Aviv, Israel – 16 April 2025
1. Tunnel replica in the ‘Hostages’ Square’ to symbolize conditions in which hostages are being held in Gaza
2. Close-up banner displaying number of days hostages held in Gaza, banner reads ‘555’
3. Various of people walking through tunnel replica
4. Banner with photos of hostages reading (Hebrew) “Until the last hostage”
5. Letter published by pilots reading with red background (Hebrew) “A call for the return of all hostages even in the cost of ending the fighting"
6. Various of names of pilots signing the letter
7. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Guy Poran, ex-pilot in the Israeli Air Force:
“We are aware of the relative importance and weight of the brand Israeli Air Force pilots and thought that it is exactly the kind of case where we should use this title in order to influence the society. The letter is not talking to the army, is not talking to pilots. It’s aimed, and therefore we’re not calling for any refusal or anything that the soldiers should do.”
8. Poran working at his desk
9. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Guy Poran, ex-pilot in the Israeli Air Force:
“As we thought, the moment that this letter was published, the whole country is talking about it for the past three four days, and many other units of the army of the armed forces have followed us. There are, there were letters by the armor units thousands of them have signed. By the paratroopers, by the intelligence, by the Navy and the special units, and many many, many others.”
10. Military reward, reading (Hebrew) “A silver jubilee since being a pilot.”
11.SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Guy Poran, ex-pilot in the Israeli Air Force:
“It’s crystal clear that the renewal of the war is for political reasons and not for security reasons. It’s very, very clear. The radical ministers have not even tried to hide it. They didn’t do it behind closed doors. They announce it every day. Either he renews the war, or he doesn’t have a government.”
12. Banner reading (Hebrew) “Bring them all back, now.”
13. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Guy Poran, ex-pilot in the Israeli Air Force:
“First of all you have to release to make a deal to release all the hostages because their time is very limited, and they’ve been out there for more than 500 days in terrible conditions etc. and even at the price of stopping the war right now.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rosh Hayin, Israel – 16 April 2025
14. Eran Duvdevani, retired paratrooper and initiator of the paratroopers’ protest letter at his house
15. Various of photos of Duvdevani during his army service
16. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Eran Duvdevani, retired paratrooper:
“This is one of the goals that we set up, to say the pilots are not alone, it’s not only them who thinks this way, it is a widespread opinion and you have to take it into consideration.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tel Aviv, Israel – 16 April 2025
17. People gathering at "Hostages Square"
18. Close of a hostage photo
19. Message on shirt reading (Hebrew) “Why my father is still held in Gaza?”
20. People sitting in Hostages Square in show of solidarity
21. Mid of piano at Hostages Square, with yellow structure reading (English) “You are not alone.”
22. Various of Hostages Square
STORYLINE:
When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded immediately, saying it would dismiss any active reservist who signed the document.
But in the days since, thousands of retired and reservist soldiers across the military have signed similar letters of support.
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