Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this morning visited the IDF Gaza Division and met with its officers and soldiers. IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Gaby Ashkenazi, GOC Southern Command Maj.-Gen. Yoav Galant and Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Moshe Tamir accompanied the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Olmert was briefed on the Division's current security operations. He also inspected the point near Kerem Shalom from which IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was abducted on 25.6.06.
Prime Minister Sharon visited the Bedouin patrol unit base and had lunch with the soldiers. He told them: "I have no doubt that you are among our best soldiers. Your natural sense and your feeling for the ground, along with your courage, inspire our respect and gratitude. I know what you deal with on a daily basis and I must say that you do this with great ability."