An IDF soldier from the Hasmonean Brigade was seriously wounded Tuesday evening at the Tevetz base in the Jordan Valley, according to an initial military investigation reported by Kan News. The probe found that three soldiers locked themselves in a room and competed over who could cock a weapon faster; one soldier loaded a magazine, opened the safety, and fired, hitting his comrade. The soldier, identified as a Chabad Chassid, was evacuated to a hospital. The Military Police Criminal Investigation Division has opened an investigation.
New details have emerged from an initial military investigation into the serious injury of an IDF soldier at the Tevetz base in the Jordan Valley on Tuesday evening. According to the probe, reported by Kan News, three soldiers from the Hasmonean Brigade locked themselves in a room before lights out and competed to see who could cock their weapon fastest. One soldier loaded a magazine, opened the safety, and pulled the trigger, striking a fellow soldier. The wounded soldier, identified as a Chabad Chassid, was evacuated to a hospital in serious condition. The incident marks the most detailed account to date, following earlier reports that described the event as a negligent discharge and then as a weapon-play incident.
The Zioneer first reported the incident at 21:36 Tuesday, citing initial military sources who said a trainee soldier was shot in the neck at a training base. By 00:09 Wednesday, an initial military investigation had determined that the soldier was wounded during a weapon-play incident involving three soldiers. At 00:29, the Military Police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) announced it had opened an investigation into the incident. The corroboration has evolved from initial military sources to a more detailed probe, with the latest account providing specific details of the competition.
The Tevetz base, located in the Jordan Valley, serves as a training base for the Haredi Hasmonean Brigade. The wounded soldier's family has been notified. Such incidents of negligent discharge during weapon handling have been reported previously, as The Zioneer covered in earlier bulletins.
The wounded soldier remains in serious condition. The investigation is ongoing, and no further details have been released by military authorities.
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