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'Failed in my mission': Israeli army commander resigns, quits military

Israel's Gaza Division Commander has announced that he is resigning from his post and retiring from the army. 

In a statement, Brig. Gen. Avi Rosenfeld said he "failed in [his] mission to protect the lives of residents of Gaza border communities", referring to the Israeli neighbourhoods near the frontier with Gaza.