Temima Silver is waiting for the call to report for duty in the Israeli military.

Born and raised in Ottawa, the 21-year-old moved to Israel in 2020 to join the Israel Defense Forces. Released from service last year, Silver said she recently responded to a call asking members of her former platoon to voluntarily return to duty after Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday.

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Silver decided to stay in Israel after she left the military and now lives near Tel Aviv. She said she believes success in Israel香蕉视频直播檚 war with Hamas will involve freeing the more than 150 hostages held by militant groups, as well as ensuring the safety of Israelis.

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Josephine Buchman, who immigrated to Canada from Israel in 2012 and now lives in the Toronto area, worked in recruitment during her military service in Israel and was never a member of the reserves. She said Israelis overseas aren香蕉视频直播檛 required to return to service if they香蕉视频直播檙e called up, but many are returning all the same.

And other Israelis who live abroad are finding different ways to help, she said. Buchman said she is raising money for a paratrooper unit in Israel. With more than 360,000 reservists called up, there is a shortage of bulletproof vests, boots and tactical equipment, she said.

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Noy Leyb, who grew up in Calgary but now lives in New York, said he got on the first flight he could to Israel after he heard about the Hamas attacks in order to return to the army, where he has served as a paratrooper. 香蕉视频直播淏efore my unit even contacted me I bought a plane ticket home,香蕉视频直播� he said in an interview Wednesday.

Leyb left Canada in 2009, at 18, to join the Israeli army. Since finishing active service, he said he has continued to return to Israel to train as a reservist once or twice a year. He said he arrived in Israel on Sunday evening and reported for duty the next morning.

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For Leyb, victory will be the total destruction of Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since seizing power in 2007.

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Leyb said the Israeli military takes many steps to avoid civilian casualties, and while he acknowledges civilians will die in the conflict, he blames that on Hamas, which the Canadian government lists as a terrorist organization.

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While Silver said she sees nuance in the broader conflict between Israel and Palestine, describing it as a situation that isn香蕉视频直播檛 black and white, she said the recent assault by Hamas was a brutal terrorist attack that took innocent lives.

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