Katif.net reports that Ya'ir, a resident of Netzarim, said that the relations between the soldiers and residents of Netzarim, and particularly between the female soldiers and girls almost their own age in the town, were especially warm and close. He said that his daughter was very friendly with some of the female soldiers, and that the news that two of the victims were their friends hit her and her friends very shockingly. "The women soldiers come to our houses for laundry, ironing, and just talking over a cup of coffee, and our daughters visit them as well," Ya'ir said. "The laundered and ironed uniform of one of the soldiers killed last night is waiting in our house, but there is no one to come for it..."
An IDF officer who served in Netzarim recently praised the warm relationship that developed between the soldiers and the residents. "The soldiers get the feeling that they are really protecting their own homes," he said. "I'll never forget the coffee and hot soup that would always come just at the right time..."
Likud MK Ehud Yatom called on the government to strike a mortal blow at the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza, and said that this morning's attack "proves the limitations of a security fence." Avi Farhan, head of the secretariat of the northern Gaza community Elei Sinai, said that the left-wing should "cease its calls to dismantle the Jewish towns in Gaza, which simply encourage the terrorists to attack the communities."
An IDF officer who served in Netzarim recently praised the warm relationship that developed between the soldiers and the residents. "The soldiers get the feeling that they are really protecting their own homes," he said. "I'll never forget the coffee and hot soup that would always come just at the right time..."
Likud MK Ehud Yatom called on the government to strike a mortal blow at the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza, and said that this morning's attack "proves the limitations of a security fence." Avi Farhan, head of the secretariat of the northern Gaza community Elei Sinai, said that the left-wing should "cease its calls to dismantle the Jewish towns in Gaza, which simply encourage the terrorists to attack the communities."