An Israeli army general called for the military chief of staff to step down. Maj. Gen. Yiftach Ron-Tal, a former ground forces commander now on leave before retirement, told Israel Radio on Sunday that Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz had undermined national security with his handling of the Lebanon war and should resign.
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