He then served as a company commander in the Brigade's 50 battalion and fought in the War of Attrition.

During the Yom Kippur War Tamari was attached to the 890 "Efe" (Echis) paratroop battalion and was wounded during the Battle of the Chinese Farm.

He was later assigned to Sayeret Matkal, the IDF's special forces unit, where he served as a company commander and as executive officer.

in 1978 he took command of Sayeret Matkal and in the 1982 Lebanon War he led the 55th Paratroopers Brigade during heavy fighting against PLO operatives and the Syrian army.

The Agusta-Bell 206A-1[2] helicopter crashed while attempting to land at the helipad of the Central Command headquarters, which are located in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem.