Two Israeli Soldiers Killed by Friendly Fire
Two Israeli soldiers were killed by friendly fire overnight while on a security patrol near a military base in the Jordan Valley, the military said early Thursday.
It said they were misidentified and mistakenly killed by fellow soldiers.
The military said the circumstances are under review, and expressed condolences to the bereaved families.
The military did not identify the two soldiers or provide further information.
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They were both majors, and both were 28 years old. A group of soldiers were on an unauthorized patrol fearing the theft of equipment or looking for stolen equipment, and they didn't take radios along. The IDF has relaxed rules on opening fire. As a commenter on RT's story said, if you shoot Palestinians more easily, that's perfectly fine. Good marksmanship. Which makes me think, maybe it wasn't an accident. A story from WWII described a guy on guard duty shooting a sergeant he hated, claiming the sergeant had approached his guard post without properly identifying himself. Armies want sentries to shoot first, ask questions later.
