The sabotage experts failed: This is how a Yahalam fighter was injured in the demolition of the house of the terrorist who murdered Yehuda Dimentman

An investigation into the incident in which a Yael patrol fighter was injured raises serious incidents, including a security circle that did not create silence and non-compliance with safety rules.

The serious incident joins a series of fatal incidents in elite units in the IDF in recent times. Military source: "His bones crashed, the incident could have ended in death."

Amir Bohbot

20/02/2022

Sunday, 20 February 2022, 19:40 Updated: 19:42

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In the video: IDF forces, during the demolition of the floor where the terrorist who murdered Yehuda Dimentman lived (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

An investigation by a Yael patrol in the Yahalam unit of the Corps of Engineers indicates serious incidents that led to the fighter's injury

during the demolition of the house of the terrorist who murdered Yehuda Dimentman before he died - Walla learned today (Sunday).

An operation to demolish the house of terrorist Mahmoud Jaradat in the village of Silat a-Harathiya took place.

During it, the top floor of the building was blown up - and pieces of concrete and blocks fell on the patrol fighters.

"As a result of the serious injury the fighter suffered a significant orthopedic injury" he told Walla!

Military factor.

"He underwent a series of surgeries and will need to undergo very lengthy rehabilitation. In other situations and without the provision of prompt and quality medical assistance it should have ended completely differently."

According to a source in the Judea and Samaria division, where the incident took place, a preliminary investigation revealed several failures in the conduct of the mission. To the execution forces of the demolition of the structure, who will not work under pressure, "he said." In the field the opposite happened, and that indicates the level of preparation. "

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The ruins of the terrorist's house, last week (Photo: Official website, from social networks)

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In addition, the military source said, "Before any demolition of a structure, a mapping process is carried out. Measure, inspect and plan with a careful and orderly procedure on how the structure will be demolished. There is even the involvement of engineers. Selection of explosives, demolition and more. "Careful distance - they are the ones who injured the fighter. It was not supposed to happen in the unit which is its occupation. It is a serious safety fault. It is impossible to overlap. The truth must be told. It should not happen to the unit which is its mission."

According to an official military source, "gaps in safety procedures cannot be addressed until the investigation is fully completed."

An IDF spokesman said: "During an unusual operational incident, he was moderately wounded by the Yahalam unit. The opponent is being treated at the hospital, his condition is stable and he is accompanied by unit commanders and personnel. Next week and after that, we will be able to comment on his findings. "

Nabi Musa base on the morning after the incident in Egoz, January (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)

Part of the bat helicopter off the coast of Haifa, in January (Photo: Shlomi Gabay)

Last week, fighters from the Duvdevan unit marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of Lt. Col. Eyal Weiss, commander of the undercover unit that led to the arrest of seven Islamic Jihad and Tanzim operatives in the village of Saida, in the Tulkarm area. He knocked down part of the house that caused a stone wall to collapse - collapsing and killing Weiss.

In recent months, there have been several unusual and fatal safety incidents in the IDF, which claimed the lives of four officers. That same month, two Walnut officers were killed while conducting a search for a night vehicle stolen from their base in Nabi Musa.

The unit's deputy commander, an officer with the rank of major, will also be fired from the IDF by virtue of his position as head of training in the absence of his commander - who was engaged in another mission.

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