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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Reserve officer dies in Jordan Valley march
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA reserve officer in the IDF dies during a military march through the Jordan Valley, the army says.
The officer collapsed after the run. A medical team was called to the scene and pronounced the officer dead.
His family has been notified, the army says.
The name of the officer was not immediately released.
Head of the Central Command Maj. Gen. Roni Numa has called for an investigation into the incident, appointing Col. Kfir Cohen to lead the probe.
In addition, the IDF Military Police has opened its own investigation, the army says.
— Judah Ari Gross
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