Intel officers censured, dismissed over death of soldier during Krav Maga training |
Several intelligence officers were censured or dismissed from their roles over the death of a soldier during Krav Maga training earlier this year, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday.
On March 26, Sgt. Yosef Haim Tzvi Serlin, 19, who was in combat training in the Military Intelligence Directorate’s Unit 504 — which specializes in HUMINT, or human intelligence — collapsed and died during training at an army base in northern Israel.
A probe conducted by a panel of experts into the circumstances of Serlin’s death was presented to his family, following the completion of a medical review, the army said.
The investigation team, headed by a brigadier general, looked into orders, procedures, and documents from exercises in the unit, and questioned officers, soldiers, and Krav Maga experts in the army. The team also received testimonies from soldiers present during the incident.
The probe found that Serlin carried out the Krav Maga drill, which was part of the unit’s training program. At one point during........