We were a company post at Gefen, but sometimes we were at Tel Ridan.

What is Tel Ridan? Tel Ridan is the naval post there.

Where, in the northern Gaza Strip? At Shirat Hayam hotel. There’s a private beach there and all. Our company commander was a total fanatic. Because it was a navy base, a mixed base, he didn’t want secular soldiers there. Only the yeshiva soldiers were there. He was really bad, and that’s an understatement. Because everything is, I don’t… We would cut corners with the regulations, and particularly there, because it was a VIP crossing. Just for example, what they cared about most was letting whoever has VIP card get through as quickly as possible, without inspection, because once some VIP was stopped there and he really got annoyed, so they were really careful about that. Gaza was totally quiet at that time. Usually we pretty much cut corners. Someone comes along, he passes, you check his ID. The real inspection should take place on the other side, making sure he really went through and didn’t stay inside. It’s a kind of enclave of the post. There’s the enclave of the hotel and the beach. I don’t remember whether this was part of the [Katif settlement] bloc or not. You can check on the map. It was an enclave in the sense that it had to be a sterile area. Palestinians were allowed to move around there, but not stay.

They pass through. It’s a transit place.

From Gaza to Deir al-Balah. Yes, the Tancher [route]. So usually we didn’t check. Now, the yeshiva soldiers checked them like hell.