The senior officer erred in identification: new details from the incident in which two undercover soldiers were wounded by IDF gunfire

The initial investigation into the shooting, carried out by the Karkal Battalion at a CBS force during a drug smuggling blockade on the Egyptian border, revealed that the officer opened fire in the direction of the undercover car wheels - chasing the smugglers from the other direction.

Amir Bohbot

27/01/2022

Thursday, 27 January 2022, 20:05 Updated: 21:34

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In the video: Exposing and burning drug incubators (Photo: IDF Spokesman, Editing: Lear Spiegler)

In the last few hours, the Southern Command completed the initial investigation of the shooting that took place last night at a force of undercover Border Patrol officers on the Egyptian border, during the thwarting of drug smuggling. Two fighters were slightly injured in the incident

. , To make it difficult for the IDF to thwart smuggling.

In one of them, two Egyptian firing squads opened unusual fire at IDF forces, in order to hit them. Forces from the

Karkal Battalion returned fire, and at the same time noticed an smuggling operation taking place.

Fuel after it - when at the same time an undercover force from the Border Police "closes" the axis from the other direction.

During the chase, a senior officer in the battalion believed that the jeep traveling in front of him was the tool used by the smugglers, and to stop it he opened fire at the wheels - injuring the two fighters.

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IDF fighters on the Egyptian border (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

The full investigation is being conducted by the commander of the Red Army, Brigadier General Itzik Cohen, who is examining the coordination between the forces, the contact report, identification marks and instructions to open fire

. Drug smugglers stepped up friction and violence to smuggle drugs, and the nightly sequence of events escalated.Of the nine smuggling attempts, some were disrupted when Egyptian smugglers were forced to return to Egyptian territory with drugs, some failed when drugs were seized, and one squad managed to smuggle drugs into state territory

. Because the smuggling date was not accidental and was chosen due to the fact that it was Karkel's first day in the sector after training, and the smugglers tried to capture the battalion unprepared. Near the border.

"This is a serious incident that is being investigated at all levels to understand how it happened," a Southern Command officer said today.

"To call them drug smugglers is far from reality. These are organized gangs for everything. This is a very big challenge for the forces on the ground, because those gangs have advanced vehicles, night vision, tactical contact, quality intelligence, and a lot of courage. The extent of their effort tonight also indicates Our work. They are under pressure. "

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