Friendly fire

IDF officer moderately injured in friendly fire accident at military engineering school

The officer was evacuated to receive medical attention at the hospital, and his family was notified.

Soldiers from the IDF's 7th Armored Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip, January 14, 2026; illustrative.
Tucker Carlson

IDF soldier killed by friendly fire in Gaza, Melissa Francis talks Carlson and Ambassador Huckabee

 IDF troops operate in the West Bank, May 30, 2025.

Friendly fire incident in Nablus special op. leads to dismissal of IDF's Duvdevan commanders

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi

Leaks of findings from Oct. 7 IDF probe show: Friendly fire incidents, hesitation to fight


Captain Roy Beit Yaakov: Few words, brave actions

Roy's father, Avidan, recounts the kind of person his son was at home.

 Captain Roy Beit Yaakov

From Argentina to frontlines: Lone soldier Ilan Cohen killed in Gaza friendly fire incident

Sergeant Ilan Cohen, 20, was a Sergeant in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Brigade.

 Sergeant Ilan Cohen

Fallen soldier Daniel Chemu was lifesaver, on and off the battlefield

Just before the war broke out, Chemu had saved a life off the battlefield by donating bone marrow and saving the life of a woman in desperate need of a transplant.

 Sergeant Daniel Chemu

'All light and good': Gilad Arye Boim one of IDF soldiers killed in Gaza friendly fire incident

“Gilad, our beloved nephew, a boy full of light and goodness, a loyal soldier of this good country, was killed for defending our homeland."

 Staff sergeant Gilad Arye Boim

IDF tanks kill 5, wound 7 in Gaza friendly fire accident, IDF releases names

On Wednesday, a friendly fire incident occurred in Jabalya, involving two IDF tanks firing on a forward IDF battalion headquarters, resulting in casualties.

 The new Israeli "Barak" tank.

IDF investigation: Two reservists killed in Gaza by friendly fire

Aviv, 28 years old, from Karmiel, was a fighter in the Yiftah Division, and Mehar, 37 years old, from Petah Tikva, was a fighter at the Carmeli Division.

 Israeli soldiers embrace after returning from the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in southern Israel, February 29, 2024

'Is my son's blood less important?' Slain hostage's mother asks after WCK worker incident

The mother of the late Yotam Haim, a hostage mistakenly killed by the IDF in Gaza, penned a letter to the IDF Chief of Staff calling him to reinstate the officers involved in the WCK strike.

 Iris Haim and her son, Yotam.

Friendly fire: IDF helicopter pilot shot at Israeli soldiers after pressing wrong button

The pilot, a seasoned veteran with years of experience, hit a wrong button while on a mission to escort soldiers on the ground.

AH-64 Apache Helicopter seen on July 6, 2021

Israel maintains moral clarity amid smog of Gaza war on Jihad - opinion

CENTER FIELD: In this just war, every death and injury, including this accidental calamity, is on Hamas.

 SAMER TALALKA is laid to rest in the Bedouin town of Hura in the Negev, on Saturday

IDF to investigate non-lethal friendly fire incident seen in viral video

The three-second video, which circulated on Israeli social media on Monday, appears to show a clear violation of army protocol.

 A video shared on social media appeared to show a clear violation of IDF safety protocol.