Overview

• A Kfir Brigade soldier was struck by shrapnel after an IDF grenade detonated nearby during fighting.
• Medics treated the Kfir soldier in the field before a helicopter evacuation to a hospital in central Israel.
• In a separate incident, a Brigade 188 soldier was accidentally shot during a maneuver reportedly linked to a coordination lapse.
• The wounded Brigade 188 soldier was airlifted to Wolfson Hospital in Holon for further care.
• An IDF spokesperson characterized the grenade-shrapnel injury as light, while multiple outlets reported both soldiers as moderately wounded, and families have been notified.