Friendly fire

“Gilad, our beloved nephew, a boy full of light and goodness, a loyal soldier of this good country, was killed for defending our homeland."

On Wednesday, a friendly fire incident occurred in Jabalya, involving two IDF tanks firing on a forward IDF battalion headquarters, resulting in casualties.

Aviv, 28 years old, from Karmiel, was a fighter in the Yiftah Division, and Mehar, 37 years old, from Petah Tikva, was a fighter at the Carmeli Division.

The mother of the late Yotam Haim, a hostage mistakenly killed by the IDF in Gaza, penned a letter to the IDF Chief of Staff calling him to reinstate the officers involved in the WCK strike.

The pilot, a seasoned veteran with years of experience, hit a wrong button while on a mission to escort soldiers on the ground.

CENTER FIELD: In this just war, every death and injury, including this accidental calamity, is on Hamas.

The three-second video, which circulated on Israeli social media on Monday, appears to show a clear violation of army protocol.

Yuval Castleman was shot and killed by an IDF after neutralizing attackers at the scene of a terror attack – even though he identified himself and dropped his weapon.

Israel Police and Shin Bet investigation has been opened to investigators from the military police.

The drill was intentionally carried out at night as is standard for combat fights being trained to fight in night conditions.

Military officials initially suspected he was killed by a fellow soldier in a tragic incident of gun negligence.