IDF commander axed for not confronting militants in fuel depot attack
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IDF commander axed for not confronting militants in fuel depot attack
By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent
IDF commander axed for not confronting militants in fuel depot attack
By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent
Israel Defense Forces chief Gabi Ashkenazi dismissed the commander of the 9th armor battalion from his post Monday over his failure to confront Gaza militants during their attack on the Nahal Oz fuel depot, which led to the murder of two Israeli civilians.
According to an internal IDF investigation, the battalion was stationed only 150 meters away from the fuel depot, and yet the commander did not order his soldiers to confront the militants.
In the end, it was Givati soldiers who moved in to confront the militants, however they managed to escape back into the Gaza Strip after a gun battle erupted in the area.
Most of them were later killed in counter attacks by air and land force
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