Lieutenant Colonel M. from the Reim military base impersonated a terrorist and eliminated Hamas terrorists
Lieutenant Colonel M., commander of the Gaza Division Tracker Unit in Reim, woke up with
the rocket barrage from Gaza on Saturday morning. The moment he learned that terrorist
made their way into Israel, he aimed to go to the scene with his soldiers, however, car loads
of survivors from the nearby Nova festival massacre began arriving at the base and he
realized that the situation is far graver then he thought. He and his soldiers wanted to head
out to the party area but then noticed truckloads of terrorists speeding towards the base. He
turned his force around and went back to face the terrorists, whom they fought for almost
an hour, and were able to repel them. However, the terrorists began surrounding the base
and some were able to breach the parameter fence.
Lieutenant Colonel M. and several of his soldiers spread out around the premises. He was
able to eliminate one of the terrorists, and then – with daredevil resourcefulness – realized
he could dupe them. He began speaking Arabic to one of his soldiers. Upon hearing this, the
terrorist mistook him for one of them, as they were also wearing IDF uniforms, and called
him over. He responded in Arabic, calling them to come to him and when they approached –
shot and killed them. The battle lasted for hours, later with the help of backup forces. At six
in the evening – the base had been cleansed of all terrorists.
