A battalion commander at the Sde Teiman military base ordered soldiers who are not on base to return within the next hour or be defined as absent without leave and reported to the military police. Those who return will face no punishment, according to a report by Israel Hayom.
The directive, reported by Israel Hayom on Thursday, did not specify the reason for the soldiers' absence or the number of soldiers involved. The battalion commander was not named in the report. Sde Teiman, a military base in southern Israel, has been a focus of controversy over the detention of Gaza terrorists. The directive comes amid broader IDF concerns over personnel discipline; in June, The Zioneer reported that an IDF official warned of near-record draft evasion, with 90,000 individuals failing to report for duty.
2 developments
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- StrongGivati Brigade commander condemns Sde Teiman incident
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- StrongCommentator Dor P. releases full statement on Sde Teiman rebellion, quotes Ben-Gurion
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