IDF halts training activity during heatwave after troops hurt by heatstroke

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF troops are seen on the outskirts of Gaza City's Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods, July 23, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/ Times of Israel)
IDF troops are seen on the outskirts of Gaza City's Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods, July 23, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/ Times of Israel)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has ordered a halt to all training activity in the military until July 29, due to a heat wave, the military says.

Earlier today, 16 soldiers operating in southern Gaza were hospitalized with suspected heatstroke.

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