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For the third time in months: an IDF force fired and accidentally hit a Hamas position during an exercise
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It was learned that the tank crew intended to carry out 'dummy firing' at a machine gun, which was alerted with a bullet in the barrel, and hit the organization's position.
Southern Command said the incident was "very serious. If it had ended in death, the area would have deteriorated into a few days of battle at best."
The shooting incident joins two more that have occurred recently
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Amir Bohbot
Wednesday, 07 April 2021, 16:19
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An IDF force fired and accidentally hit a Hamas position in the Gaza Strip during an exercise - Walla learned today (Wednesday). The incident occurred on Friday when a tank crew from the 188th Armored Corps' brigade was operating on the Gaza Strip border. A machine gun fired at the post, intending to carry out a 'dummy firing', but the machine gun was fired with a bullet in the barrel. There were no casualties in the incident, and there was no response from Hamas operatives
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According to estimates by the Southern Command, commanders in the battalion will face disciplinary action.
Commanding officers said in a closed conversation that this was a "very serious incident. The Gaza Strip border is quiet because of the interest of both sides. "A Palestinian is in position, Hamas would respond and the area would deteriorate into a few days of fighting, at best."
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Third incident of accidental shooting within half a year.
IDF tank on the Gaza border (Photo: Reuven Castro)
The incident joins two previous incidents in recent months in which tanks were accidentally fired at the Strip.
In December, a platoon commander was sentenced to seven days in prison following the findings of an investigation into a shooting carried out during an exercise in which the fighters mistakenly realized that it was a real incident and fired at a Hamas position inside the Gaza Strip.
The investigation found failures in his command conduct and safety issues.
About a month earlier, a similar incident occurred, in which an IDF tank fired at a Hamas position in the Gaza Strip without a permit.
According to the IDF Spokesperson, after launching a rocket into Ashkelon, "were ordered tanks to settle positions in front of the goals of the border," apparently not been properly understood, when one of the soldiers fired a shell at the position in the after thought he heard the order to fire.
The IDF Spokesperson confirmed Details of the incident stated that "during an operational activity on Friday, April 2, 2021, a force performed an exercise during which it fired a bullet from a machine gun on a tank from Israeli territory into the Gaza Strip, with no casualties.
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