Former IDF spokesman: Probe into friendly fire deaths fell short

7 February 2022, 9:29 pm

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Former IDF spokesman Ronen Manelis says a military investigation into friendly fire that left two soldiers dead did not go far enough into probing organizational and operational flaws within the army.

“The attempt by the panel to delineate the event around just a specific day or two or something very limited raises several question marks about deeper issues,” he tells Kan. “If it’s like this in Egoz, what’s it like in other units? If it’s like this on Tuesday and Wednesday, what about the rest of the days? What is does about organizational culture, about open-fire procedures?”

“I’m not sure that a probe like this, looking into a specific unit and specific ranks and people, really probed the questions deeply,” he adds.