By The Jerusalem Post (Politics) | Created at 2024-11-25 16:16:36 | Updated at 2024-11-25 18:54:07
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Lt. Col. (res.) Yaniv Yarom, the commander who allowed 70-year-old civilian Ze’ev 'Jabo' Hanoch Erlich to enter Lebanon, has requested to step down from his position on Monday.
When Erlich was killed in Lebanon on Wednesday, an additional soldier was killed, and an officer of the Golani Brigade was seriously wounded in the same incident, along with Yarom himself.
"Given the values I was taught and my belief that 'pride comes with responsibility,' I believe I must take command responsibility for the incident," Yarom wrote. "Therefore, I request to end my position as Support Company Commander."
