Overview
- A special-unit soldier was left alone for about 40 minutes during an operation in Qabatiya near Jenin before linking up with another IDF force and was unharmed.
- The internal probe determined a mistaken accountability report following a loss of contact led to the abandonment, which investigators deemed a severe failure.
- The team leader, squad leader, and two soldiers were tried and sentenced to detention following the findings.
- The company commander will meet the 98th Division commander for a command-level review, and the case was presented to the 98th Division and the Judea and Samaria Division.
- Israeli media reported the soldier fell asleep and suggested he served in Maglan, details the IDF has not officially confirmed.