Original sentence: IDF Major General Yiftah Ron Tal, on Oct 4, 2006 became the second and highest ranking serving officer to express his opinion that the IDF failed "to win the day in the battle against Hezbollah," as well as calling for Lt.Ron-Tal was subsequently fired for making those and other critical comments
Edited sentence: IDF Major General Yiftah Ron Tal,  on Oct 4, 2006 became the second and so far the highest ranking serving officer to express his opinion that the IDF failed "to win the day in the battle against Hizbollah," as well as calling for Lt.Ron-Tal was subsequently fired but not because of statements regarding the actual Lebanon conflict, but because he said that it was a mistake to disengage from the Gaza strip and evacuate the settlers of Gush Katif