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| Gaza: 3 Israeli soldiers killed, 20 injured in friendly fire incident |
| 2009-01-05 |
| Three IDF soldiers were killed and 20 others were injured, one critically and three seriously on Monday evening, in a friendly fire incident in northern Gaza. Among the fatalities were two officers and a soldier. Colonel Avi Peled, commander of the Golani Brigade sustained minor injuries in the incident. The injured were triaged and cared for on site and were later medevaced to the Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, Soroka University Advertisement Medical Center in Beersheba, Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem and the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva. All of the families have been notified. According to the IDF Spokesman's Unit, the grave incident occurred when a tank accidentally fired a live round at an abandoned building in Jabalya, in which Golani forces, who were operating in the area, took cover. According to available information, shortly after 6 pm, a blast took out part of the building, causing some of its walls to collapse and injuring the entire force. Earlier Monday, the IDF explored the possibility that the building collapsed due to the detonation of explosives in it – an option which was ruled out as the details of the incident unfolded. The extraction of the injured forces was done under IDF artillery fire, meant to provide cover for the rescue teams and with the assistance of IAF helicopters which dropped illuminating bombs in order light their way. Colonel Peled reportedly refused to leave the scene despite his injuries, opting to see to the rescue and triage of his troops. He sought medical care only after the last of his troops were evacuated. Peled's conduct and actions, said an IDF source, show courage and "personified the kind of behavior the IDF expects of its commanders in such times." Peled, a former Egoz Brigade and Battalion 51 head, assumed command of Golani last summer. Prior to his Golani assignment Peled headed the Gaza Division's southern brigade. It was during that time that Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas, but a subsequent military inquiry found no fault in Peled's conduct. |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #6 Their feet aren't the only thing that's tiny, BJ. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-05 22:49 |
| #5 Boy, the trolls have been working overtime since the Israelis started pummeling Gaza. So they come here and stomp their tiny feet in impotent rage. Why not go to Gaza and join the 'Resistance'? Suckers!!! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2009-01-05 22:27 |
| #4 The silver lining would be, after the war, claiming that "Isreal killed more of its soldiers by mistake than Hamas was able to do on purpose" |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-01-05 22:16 |
| #3 No speaking our minds here. Oh was that like the wall that fell on the five girls.. so much for that compassion lie. |
| Posted by: Yawlad Elsharmoota 2009-01-05 21:30 |
| #2 Hard to find a silver lining in this dark cloud, but the snarky side of my brain can't help noting that so far Hamas hasn't even been able to kill this many soldiers. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2009-01-05 21:17 |
| #1 Bwahah... The Israhail-hitler Dick Faggots are too arrogant to admit they'd had an ass-whoopin' by a street gang they'd rather admit they're too fucking stupid they shot their own - 4th strongest army my ass.. first in the north by the ashoora head bangers, and now this.. bunch of fags! |
| Posted by: Yawlad Elsharmoota 2009-01-05 21:15 |