Laws of war
If a person is convinced that after a mission he receives from the IDF, he will not get out of it alive, even though logically there is definitely a chance that he will get out unharmed, but he has a strong “intuition” (which is also based on real-life chances) that he will be injured, is he allowed to go on the mission? (Or is it not only allowed but obligatory on him?) The whole question is based on the assumption that there is a prohibition on going on a mission if you know for sure that you will not get out of it alive.
The assumption is incorrect. There is no prohibition on embarking on such a mission. There is a prohibition on ordering such a mission. One must ask for a volunteer. A volunteer is allowed to volunteer.
If that person is convinced that he will not come back alive, in my opinion, it has no meaning, if it is a feeling and not a logical consideration.
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