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Last update - 06:09 22/04/2008 IDF commander axed for not confronting militants in fuel depot attack By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: IDF, Hamas, Israel, Gaza 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. Advertisement Most of them were later killed in counter attacks by air and land forces. Related articles: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/974042.html Haaretz TV: Two Israeli civilians killed by Gazan infiltrators Local security officer: Palestinians warned of infiltration Bookmark to del.icio.us   Undressed to impress Yeshiva student strips in a supermarket to protest sale of chametz during Passover. Ante up Hamas offers truce in return for a Palestinian state along Israel's pre-1967 borders.   1.   Dismiss Olmert 02:25  |  Ron 22/04/08   2.   Ninth battalion axed commander 04:18  |  Zev 22/04/08   3.   COMMANDER CAN APPLY TO "UNIFIL" 11:06  |  Robert 22/04/08   4.   # 2 to zev 11:32  |  eric 22/04/08   5.   Murder 13:48  |  Guy From NYC 22/04/08

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