Elite IDF unit suspends training after 2 soldiers injured

The IDF is has reportedly frozen training for the Maglan unit, after two of its soldiers were injured in training exercises over the last month.

According to public broadcaster Kan, one soldier suffered irreversible damage to his back after jumping out of a jeep while observing a Maglan unit tradition. The soldier fell on his back on to a rock, and has been hospitalized since the incident.

In a separate incident, a Maglan soldier was hospitalized after he was hit in the stomach during an unauthorized Krav Maga training session. The soldier complained of the pain to his commanding officer, but he decided not to refer him for medical treatment. He was hospitalized for unspecified internal injuries a day later.

An IDF spokesperson confirmed both incidents to Kan and they were being “thoroughly investigated.” The spokesman says that all Maglan training exercises are on hold while soldiers and officers review safely procedures.