Graduates of the IDF's prestigious Talpiot program are calling for the immediate return of Israeli hostages and denouncing the government's war policy in a newly published letter. They argue that the war does not contribute to its stated goals and will only lead to more deaths and the erosion of Israel's reserve forces. This is not the first time Talpiot graduates have taken a public stance, as they previously refused voluntary reserve duty in protest of the government's proposed judicial overhaul.