The Givati Brigade commander sentenced 14 soldiers who led the rebellion in the Sabra battalion to 30 days in prison, dismissed them from combat, and transferred them out of combat service, Channel 14 reports. The entire battalion, scheduled for Shabbat leave, was ordered to remain at the base. Approximately 80 additional soldiers who had left and returned will undergo a command and educational process this Shabbat. Two leaders presented themselves overnight and will be tried later, while one soldier has not yet reported for trial.
The Givati Brigade commander has grounded the entire Sabra battalion for Shabbat and ordered approximately 80 soldiers to undergo a command and educational process with their commanders, as part of the disciplinary response to the rebellion at the Sde Teiman base. The move, reported Friday at 13:03 Jerusalem, comes after the sentencing of 14 soldiers to 30 days imprisonment and dismissal from combat roles, and after the return of nearly all soldiers who had left the base.
As The Zioneer reported at 21:46 Thursday, the brigade commander, Col. Netanel Shmaka, sentenced 14 soldiers to 30 days in military prison and dismissed them from combat roles for leading the rebellion. At that time, over 100 soldiers from the Sabra battalion had left the base Thursday afternoon. By Friday at 12:47, The Zioneer reported that only one soldier remained absent, with over 100 having returned. The new measures include the grounding of the entire battalion, which had been scheduled for Shabbat leave, and a disciplinary process for the 80 soldiers who had left and returned.
The Zioneer reported on Thursday evening that Channel 14 described the incident as a "rebellion" in the IDF, and the IDF was considering dismissing soldiers involved. Security analyst Yair Goldblatt commented on Friday that the lesson from the incident is to think before acting.
Two soldiers who presented themselves overnight have not yet been sentenced, and one soldier has not reported for trial. The brigade commander called the incident "a serious event that has no place in the IDF, especially in the Givati Brigade."
13 developments
- StrongChannel 14 reports Givati Sabra battalion fighters laid down weapons, abandoned Sde Teiman base
- StrongIDF considers dismissing Givati soldiers involved in Sde Teiman rebellion, Channel 12 reports
- DevelopingCommentary: 'Immense damage' to Givati Brigade from rebellion, IDF command questioned
- DevelopingYair Goldblatt: Givati rebellion's core lesson is 'think before acting'
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