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IDF to investigate non-lethal friendly fire incident seen in viral video

 
 A video shared on social media appeared to show a clear violation of IDF safety protocol. (photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA)
A video shared on social media appeared to show a clear violation of IDF safety protocol.
(photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA)

The three-second video, which circulated on Israeli social media on Monday, appears to show a clear violation of army protocol.

The IDF will open an "in-depth investigation" after a video on social media showed an IDF tank nearly shelling a soldier who appears to be standing in the line of fire, the army said in a statement Tuesday.  

"The incident seen in the video is serious and completely deviates from the IDF's safety instructions," the statement says. "There will be an in-depth investigation, and penalties will be imposed. There were no casualties in the incident."

The three-second video, which circulated on Israeli social media on Monday, appears to show a clear violation of army protocol.

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 Israeli tanks seen near the Israeli-Syrian border in the northern Golan Heights, on July 22, 2022.  (credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)
Israeli tanks seen near the Israeli-Syrian border in the northern Golan Heights, on July 22, 2022. (credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)

A disaster narrowly avoided

The female soldier is seen standing close to the cannon rather than remaining outside a safety radius, and she is not wearing a bulletproof vest. The incident could have resulted in disaster.

The incident comes after 20 IDF soldiers have been killed in friendly fire incidents since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. 

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