Outgoing Gaza Division Commander Brigadier-General Moshe Tamir stated at Wednesday’s change-of-command ceremony “I am not one of tidings as a rule but regarding Gaza, the worst lies ahead. I have been involved in soldiering my entire adult life but the enemy that we are up against is the most merciless and fanatic that I have seen.”

A good part of Tamir’s career entailed service along the northern border, against Hizbullah, which he labeled “a significantly more dangerous and sophisticated enemy as compared to the Palestinians”.

Tamir made his comments in the presence of his replacement, Brigadier-General Eyal Eisenberg. He stated during his 27 months in the Gaza district, 1,000 terrorists were eliminated and hundreds of attempted terror attacks were prevented. He added “this is a very heavy burden on the young shoulders” of soldiers.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)