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IDF Closes Criminal Case Over Deadly Lebanon Tour, Recommends Command Action

Prosecutors cited new testimony that supported an operational approval for the visit, leading to no indictments.

Overview

  • The military prosecution ended the probe into Col. (Res.) Yoav Yarom without filing charges after a hearing reconsidered the evidence.
  • Command-level measures were recommended regarding how the entry into southern Lebanon was conducted, despite the lack of criminal liability.
  • A separate investigation into another individual tied to the incident was also closed without criminal proceedings.
  • The November 2024 mission near a mosque came under Hezbollah fire, killing Sgt. Gur Kehati and Lt. Col. (Res.) Ze'ev (Jabo) Erlich and injuring others, including Yarom.
  • Investigators found Erlich was a civilian researcher not on active reserve status, as Haaretz reported a regulatory breach that prosecutors said the evidence did not establish for criminal charges; families of the fallen were notified.