JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two Israeli officers were killed in a “friendly fire” on a military base in the occupied West Bank on Friday, an official said.
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According to the Israeli military, two Israeli officers were accidentally shot by a soldier during a security patrol near their camp in the occupied West Bank.
An army statement on Thursday provided details about Wednesday night’s “friendly fire” incident, with Israeli media saying the Oz Brigade’s Elite Commando Egoz unit in the Jordan Valley was involved.
According to the statement, the IDF officers could not identify the officers and were shot dead as enemies. The incident has been reported.
A military spokesman said on local state radio that a soldier in the unit thought it had been attacked by Palestinians, who fired shots, killing both officers.
According to The Jerusalem Post, officers had completed a military exercise in the firing zone of Prophet Moses Base and as they were patrolling, they spotted a suspect and began a special operation to apprehend the suspect. What else and aerial firing. However, another military official identified him as a potential assailant and shot him.
Brigadier General Ofer Winter, head of the 98th Division of the Central Command, said it was not an incident during the drill, nor during an exercise in which a soldier fired on his own troops. However, further investigations are underway.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett also lamented the incident on Twitter, saying both commanders had dedicated their best years to Israel’s security and the defense of our homeland, and that all Israelis were saddened by them.
Defense Secretary Benny Gaines offered his condolences to the families of the military officers, saying that a comprehensive investigation into the IDF was underway and that we would do everything possible to prevent it from happening again. It should be noted that Israel occupied the West Bank in the 1967 war, while the Palestinians want to establish a state in the area and in the Gaza Strip, with its capital being occupied East Jerusalem.