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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

IDF training accidents

Hezbollah weapons seized by paratroopers and commandos during operations in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo published October 6, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 16, 2025, 5:21 pm
10 soldiers wounded after RPG explodes at combat engineering training base
Accident occurs during presentation of weapons to soldiers in training; Military Police, base commander launch probes
By Emanuel Fabian
An undated photo of IDF soldier Hillel Nehemiah Ofan, who died August 14, 2023, during training near the central city of Elad. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 28, 2023, 1:41 am
IDF probe finds ‘serious errors’ amid heatwave led to death of soldier during drill
Investigation says unclear how long passed between Cpl. Hillel Nehemiah Ofan losing consciousness and his being discovered by an officer
By Emanuel Fabian
Friends and family carry the casket of IDF soldier Hillel Ofan at his funeral at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, August 15, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
August 16, 2023, 8:04 am
Six comrades of soldier who died were also dehydrated during drill – report
‘We felt dehydrated even before the exercise started,’ says one soldier; father of deceased hopes for ‘comprehensive’ probe
By ToI Staff
An undated photo of IDF soldier Hillel Nehemiah Ofan, who died August 14, 2023, during training near the central city of Elad. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 14, 2023, 12:46 pm
IDF soldier collapses, dies during training amid heat wave
20-year-old Hillel Nehemiah Ofan declared dead at scene in forest near Elad; head of Ground Forces halts all exercises
By Emanuel Fabian
A handout photo of Lidar Peretz, who died after she was crushed by a container on July 20, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 20, 2023, 3:51 pm
IDF officer crushed to death by falling container at base in south
Logistics officer named as Lidar Peretz, 21; another soldier lightly hurt in apparent work accident at Tzeelim training facility
By Emanuel Fabian
Cpl. Or Israelov, killed in a training accident at the Paratroopers Brigade training base in southern Israel, early June 27, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 27, 2023, 10:13 am
IDF suspends drills after soldier shot dead in overnight training accident in south
Initial probe finds Cpl. Or Israelov was hit by comrade from distance of 250 meters while marking boundaries of live fire drill at paratroopers training base
By Emanuel Fabian
A 'Namer' APC is seen during a drill held by the Golani Brigade in the Golan Heights, August 22, 2012. (Pvt. Tal Manor/Israel Defense Forces, file)
June 11, 2023, 9:23 pm
Soldier seriously injured by APC in training accident in south
Cadet hit by armored personnel carrier’s heavy door ahead of routine exercise; separately, 19 troops and bus driver hurt in crash
By Emanuel Fabian
Cpl. Maya Aloni, who died May 29, 2023 at the Border Police training base in the West Bank. (Israel Police)
May 30, 2023, 11:11 am
Border Police recruit collapses, dies during training
Sister of Cpl. Maya Aloni says she suffered from shortness of breath but commanders ‘forced her to continue’ obstacle course
By Emanuel Fabian
File: IDF soldiers conduct training in a field in southern Israel, July 22, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 9, 2023, 5:45 pm
Soldier seriously hurt in training by ricocheting bullet
Serviceman hit in head by flying shrapnel at southern Israel base, taken to hospital for treatment
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Soldiers from the Givati Brigade train near Kibbutz Merom Golan in northern Golan Heights on December 27, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
January 12, 2023, 9:10 am
IDF soldier moderately hurt in apparent training accident in south
Serviceman taken to hospital for treatment after being shot during military exercise
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF soldier Eitan Fichman, 19. who was killed in a training accident on August 30, 2022 (Israel Defense Forces)
December 30, 2022, 3:02 pm
IDF unable to determine how soldier entered unsafe area of tank in fatal incident
Probe finds ‘triangle of death’ is direct cause of Sgt. Eitan Fichman’s death during August drill; other ‘lapses’ need addressing to reduce risk of similar accident, experts say
By Emanuel Fabian
A soldier stands atop a tank ahead of a night drill in the central Golan Heights, on August 29, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
September 1, 2022, 11:36 am
IDF resumes training exercises halted after soldier died in tank accident
Chief of Ground Forces instructs units to review armored vehicle safety instructions and findings of initial probe; Sgt. Eitan Fichman buried
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF soldier Eitan Fichman, 19. who was killed in a training accident on August 30, 2022 (Israel Defense Forces)
August 31, 2022, 1:08 pm
IDF suspends training after soldier dies in ‘rare’ tank accident in Golan Heights
Sgt. Eitan Fichman found unconscious in unsafe area of tank that crew is prohibited from entering while systems are on; declared dead by medics who came to take him for treatment
By Emanuel Fabian
Soldiers from the IDF Commando Brigade take part in a large-scale training exercise in November 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 18, 2022, 4:38 pm
2 IDF commandos injured as grenade explodes in apparent training accident
Blast wounds soldiers from elite Duvdevan Unit; last week, a deadly friendly-fire incident involved troops from another elite detachment
By Judah Ari Gross
The funeral of Maj. Ofek Aharon, who died in a friendly fire incident a night earlier, in the Gan Yavne cemetery, on January 13, 2022. Inset: Undated photographs of Maj. Itamar Elharar (left) and Aharon. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90; Israel Defense Forces)
January 13, 2022, 8:39 pm
Officers killed in friendly fire incident laid to rest; family demands answers
‘I want an explanation from Kohavi,’ says father of Maj. Ofek Aharon; Maj. Itamar Elharar described as ‘modest, impressive,’ by unit commander
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
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