An IDF reserve officer was moderately wounded in an operational accident in southern Lebanon, Israeli journalist Nitzan Shapira reported. The officer's family was notified, confirming an earlier account of the incident.
The report by Israeli journalist Nitzan Shapira, published Saturday morning, provides additional confirmation of the incident. The Zioneer reported earlier at 10:11 Jerusalem that the officer was injured by shrapnel from a grenade launcher used by IDF forces and evacuated to a hospital. The circumstances of the operational accident remain under investigation. In recent weeks, The Zioneer has covered several other operational accidents in southern Lebanon, including a Givati Reconnaissance Unit commander wounded in a clash and four reserve soldiers wounded by an explosive drone.
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