National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir criticized the IDF over firing a commander on Sunday, stating: "The decision to remove the deputy commander of the Golani reconnaissance unit from his position is a serious mistake. You will regret it."
The commander's dismissal comes following the publication of the Rafah ambulance investigation, in which 14 Palestinian paramedics were killed about three weeks ago, six of whom were Hamas terrorists.
The Israeli Reservists - Generation of Victory movement, representing thousands of reservists, condemned the dismissal of the deputy commander of the Golani reconnaissance unit, who had led battles in Gaza and Lebanon and was wounded in combat.
They argue the dismissal followed a misleading investigation into a Rafah incident involving terrorists disguised as paramedics and stress that decisions made far from the battlefield ignore the realities faced by soldiers.
They urge the defense minister to reverse the decision and show support for combat troops.
Rafah ambulance investigation
On March 23, at 4:30 a.m., the Golani Brigade set an ambush for Hamas forces near Tel Sultan in Rafah. The IDF did not recognize vests and lights, and wanted to prevent the passage of Palestinian terrorists.
Troops fired on Palestinian emergency vehicles, killing 14 Palestinian medics whose bodies were later recovered from a mass grave.
According to the investigation, the soldiers mistakenly identified Palestinian medical personnel as Hamas terrorists and opened fire on them, against orders, at a UN vehicle.
The IDF said that the investigation found errors and mistakes, and that there was no malicious activity or deliberate "execution."
This was after The New York Times had obtained a cell phone recording of one of the killed paramedics, who was found with the other aid workers in a mass grave in Rafah.