We will not allow you to escape your responsibilities. We will not tolerate terrorism and the primary objective will be to guard the border.

International pressure on Iran proves that (its nuclear activities) are not only Israel's problem.

I wouldn't call it a failed test, because the intercept was not the primary objective, ... It's still considered a success in that we gained great engineering data. We just don't know why it didn't hit.

We are leaving with our heads held high. The decision to leave Gaza was made out of strength, and with it comes a hope for a better future.

Reckless declarations could be given erroneous interpretation and be taken out of context, which could drag the army into an unnecessary public debate over the army's and the state of Israel's policies.

There are deserters with guns and this concerns us. I don't want to blow this out of proportion.