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Live Fire Incident During Training Injures No Soldiers
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Originalאירוע בטיחות חמור באוגדה 98: ירי חי לעבר מבנה שבו שהו חיילים
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- Live ammunition was fired at soldiers during a training exercise.
- Nine soldiers were inside the structure targeted by the fire.
- The incident occurred at the Paratroopers Brigade training base.
- No soldiers were injured in the mistaken firing.
- The 98th Division commander ordered an investigation.
- The training exercise was immediately stopped.
A serious safety incident occurred approximately a week and a half ago during a training exercise by the 98th Division at the Paratroopers Brigade training base near Shomria. During the exercise, live ammunition was mistakenly fired from a grenade launcher towards a structure occupied by nine soldiers role-playing as the enemy. The commander of the 98th Division, Brig. Gen. Meni Liberty, ordered an investigation into the incident. The IDF Spokesperson's Unit stated that the training was immediately halted and confirmed that there were no casualties. The incident is currently under investigation.
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