The commander of the commando unit responded to the incident of the kidnapping of a soldier in the unit: and said "a fighter who does not know how to win a contact battle - can not be with us" • Report: "The officer erred in his response"
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"As a rule, a fighter in Walnut who does not know how to defeat two people in a contact battle and snatch his weapon - can not be a fighter in the unit," the commander of the "Walnut" commando unit responded, following the incident of kidnapping a soldier near Shefar'am.
Commander Walnut added that "even in combat I will not receive a prisoner, unless he is, God forbid, a corpse. I am sorry but this is a minimum standard in the unit!
No prisoner, no kidnapping, striving for contact until victory!".
Recall that, on the night between Wednesday and Thursday, two suspects attacked a fighter during military training in the Shefar'am area.
A preliminary investigation of the incident revealed that a violent confrontation developed between the fighter and the suspects, during which they snatched the soldier's personal weapon and fled the scene.
The fighter who was alone, during a lone navigation, struggled with the suspects and as a result was lightly wounded.
He called his commanders to the scene and received medical treatment.
Following the response of Commander Egoz, the IDF Spokesman stated: "Preliminary investigation shows that the Commando Brigade fighter was attacked by suspects and fought with all his might.
The incident is still being investigated, so any such reference does not match what is expected of IDF commanders. "The officer erred in sending the message in question."
