An IDF trainee collapsed and died due to an apparent allergic reaction while at his base earlier today, the military announces.
The soldier is named as Cpl. Ermias Bahata, 18, from Ma’ale Adumim. He was posthumously promoted from private to corporal.
Bahata was a trainee at the Logistics Corps training base in southern Israel, where he collapsed and his death was declared a short while later.
It is suspected that the soldier died of an allergic reaction.
The IDF says the circumstances of his death are under investigation, and a medical investigation is underway.
The Military Police has also launched an investigation into the incident, the findings of which will be submitted to the Military Advocate General for review.
Additionally, the chief of the Technological and Logistics Directorate, Maj. Gen. Rami Abudraham has appointed a team of experts headed by a colonel to investigate the incident.
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