Pakistan, July 18 -- A growing number of Israeli mothers are uniting to call for an immediate end to the ongoing war in Gaza. Leading the charge is Ayelet-Hashakhar Saidof, a lawyer and mother of a soldier, who founded the "Mothers on the Front" movement. With nearly 70,000 members, the group includes mothers of active-duty soldiers, reservists, and conscripts. They have launched protests, lobbied lawmakers, and openly criticized the war's continuation, saying the emotional toll on soldiers and families is now unbearable.

Saidof expressed deep concern over the psychological impact the conflict is having on young troops. She said many 20-year-olds return from the battlefield emotionally broken, exhausted, and unable to reintegrate into so...