In the background of the MPC investigation: The officer from Egoz accidentally fired at both RPGs and was transferred from the commando brigade
Two months after the incident in which his unit members were killed, the team commander Lt. N. ended his service in the brigade, and was assigned to a non-command position.
Meanwhile, the investigation is ongoing, and the military prosecutor's office will consider the possibility of filing indictments against those involved.
IDF: "The officer has finished his job and has been reassigned at will"
Amir Bohbot
11/03/2022
Friday, 11 March 2022, 19:45 Updated: Sunday, 13 March 2022, 10:05
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In the video: Family and friends mourn the deaths in the shooting accident in the Baka, the chief of staff refers to the incident (Photo: Yanir Yagana and Dotz)
Lieutenant N., the commander of the team from the Egoz unit who accidentally fired at the two company commanders and is suspected of causing their deaths, ended his service in the commando brigade and was reassigned to a non-command position.
This is against the background of the findings of the operational investigation headed by the Commander of the Central Command, Major General Yehuda Fox, and the Committee of Experts, headed by Maj. Gen. Noam Tibon.
Sources in the 98th Division, said this week that "there is an effort in the Walnut unit to get back to routine as much as possible even though it is very difficult. Shaking. It is a scar. It is a huge commanding challenge. Excellent".
Senior officials in the land arm referred to the establishment processes carried out in the commando brigade in its infancy and that they have significant long-term consequences in special units.
"There is room for learning as in any tragic event in many areas. Not everything should fall on the unit. There is an expectation that senior officials in the MDA (Behavioral Sciences) including its head, should look in the mirror and ask themselves poignant questions.
"Not just about the unit's recovery process but about what happened years earlier."
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"The commanders in the unit are in continuous contact with N. and his family."
The two RPGs killed (Photo: Photo Processing, IDF Spokesman)
Meanwhile, the MPCF investigation is ongoing and it has been required several times to complete an investigation by the military prosecutor's office that will consider the possibility of filing indictments if at all against those involved. Of the suspects, including Lieutenant N., who is represented by the military defense.
An IDF spokesman said:
Following the case, an MPI investigation was opened. The investigation has recently been completed and its findings will be examined by the military prosecutor's office. As for the team commander, the unit commanders are in continuous contact with him and his family. The annual graph of 2022, at the time of the incident, was the only one during a training period that lasted as planned, and at the same time continued the battle procedures for designated activities and their execution. "
The commanders talk to the officer and his father frequently by phone and also make periodic meetings.
The command axis personally handled the commissioning of the commissioner in accordance with his wishes and the findings of the investigations. The officer entered a non-command position three weeks ago.
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