During the 4th day of the war Dayan changed his attitude on Egypt compared to his attitude before the war, He jokingly recommended the Israeli government to accept Egyptian fire (He thought Egypt was never going to go to war after the Six Day War because it was too weak) instead of accepting Egyptian demands to retreat from Sinai. On the fourth day of the war he said in a statement "This is a very difficult war, with strong and very bitter confrontations of the armored corps and air force. This war is heavy in days and heavy in blood." in another statement by Former Israeli MP Uri Avneri he said " Something happened to Dayan during the war, On the third or fourth day of the war, Dayan walked amongst the army commanders and among politicians in Tel Aviv saying this was the destruction of the Third Temple. Meaning that this was the end of Israel"