Chico Tamir is considered by some Israelis to be “one of the best and most experienced field commanders in the areas of operations of the Northern Command and Lebanon” Others believe that he accumulated failures and caused the death of a number of his soldiers because of the “failure of his plans” Tamir was dismissed from the army in 2009 due to negligence, after his son committed an accident with a military vehicle. He was reappointed in 2022 to lead the ground invasions in Gaza.
Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy assigned him in 2024 to plan a ground operation in Lebanon.