David Dado Elazar, was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. He served in that position from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign after the costly Yom Kippur War.

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Roman camp 8 was set up on the mountain to see if the besieged tried to escape south. Originally there was a path comparable to the snake path at that time.

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