In 1967 , General David Elazar , who commanded the IDF 's Northern Command , appointed Yermiya commander of the regional defense of Kiryat Shmona , and from then on , he did reserve duty on a voluntary basis . In 1974 , one day after the Ma'alot massacre , he established the Civil Guard in Nahariya and served as its commander . Five weeks later , he participated in action against Palestinian infiltrators during the 1974 Nahariya attack . In 1976 , when the Good Fence opened , he served as a reservist in the military government unit . During the 1978 Israeli invasion of Lebanon , he served as an administrative and service officer in the military government unit , which became a unit dealing with assistance for civilians
Ma'alot massacre
Ma'alot massacre
Dov Yermiya