The commander of Central Command spoke at the change-of-command ceremony for the Judea and Samaria Division and described changes on the ground in the war. At an official ceremony for the change of command of the Judea and Samaria Division, Brig. Gen. Yaki Dolf today (Sunday) handed over command to Brig. Gen. Kobi Heller.
The commander of Central Command, Avi Bluth, began with a citation from the weekly Torah portion, "On the coming Shabbat we will read the portion that begins 'When you go out to war against your enemy' and ends 'Remember what Amalek did to you'. On October 7, these two verses came together — when we, as an army, failed to defend our citizens, and the enemy, Hamas — like Amalek — launched a wicked attack."
He noted that the lessons of the October 7th massacre teach that the enemy must be assessed according to its capabilities and fought decisively, "Problems must be killed while they are small and not left to grow. We should not place our hopes solely on early warning and deterrence. The same applies to disturbances of the peace — we have determined not to tolerate disturbances but eliminate them immediately."
"The change that has taken place in Judea and Samaria over the past two years, and even more so since the start of Operation Wall of Iron, will still be studied and researched. All this was accomplished amid a war in which Israel is engaged on seven fronts. Yaki, you are handing over a sector that is much more stable and secure than the one you received." (Read More)