IDF boots special forces officer who broke quarantine, lied about it

The commander of the elite Duvdevan Unit’s training company is dismissed from his position after he violated his mandated quarantine, causing an outbreak of the coronavirus in his unit this month, and then lied about it, according to the military.

Following the outbreak, the head of the Commando Brigade, Col. Kobi Heller, launched an investigation into the incident, which he presented to the head of the IDF’s 98th Division this week.

“From the investigation, it was determined that the company commander did not speak truthfully during his epidemiological survey to the unit’s doctor and knowingly endangered the soldiers by staying with them when he was meant to be in quarantine,” the Israel Defense Forces says in a statement.

In light of these findings, the division commander decided to dismiss the officer from his position, the military says.

— Judah Ari Gross