IDF Spokesman Recounts Wadi Saluki Battle and Post-Trauma 20 Years Later

The IDF released a new interview with spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin 20 years after he commanded Battalion 9 during the Second Lebanon War. Defrin revisited the Wadi Saluki battle and the radio call from a tank that the commander had fallen, moments the military said remain etched in his memory. He discussed treatment for post-trauma and his transition from battlefield command to a different arena. The interview also addressed how the IDF communicates its story during what the military described as one of the most complex periods in its history.