Tag Archive for Nahal

Online petition demands IDF commander to reinstate soldier

 

‘David’, who was caught on camera cocking his weapon at a Palestinian teenager, was court-martialed for violent offenses by his commander, just prior to this incident.

By Yoav Zitun, Michal Margalit

 

A Nahal soldier, who was removed from his combat position in the brigade after he was documenting cocking his weapon and aiming it at a Palestinian teenager earlier this week, but a Facebook page with over 71,000 likes is demanding his reinstatement.

‘I’m with David’

An investigation of the incident, in which the soldier cocks his weapon at a 15-year-old Palestinian teenager in Hebron, found that the soldier was removed from the brigade before the incident. Continue Reading »

IDF’s Medics: 1st responders to wounded Syrians

 

Sgt. Mayan Yogev, is one of IDF’s 1st medic responder to wounded Syrians in need of immediate medical attention. ‘She grants every Syrian in need of help medical care without hesitation, as if they’re IDF soldiers,’ soldiers praise, ‘her goal is saving lives, regardless’

By Yoav Zitun

Sgt. Mayan Yogev is probably the busiest paramedic in the IDF: As part of her role as paramedic for the Nahal‘s scouting brigade, which patrols Israel’s Golan Heights on the Syrian border, she has become the IDF’s first responder along what has recently becomes Israel’s most pressing border region.

Seg. Yogev in the field  - Photo courtesy

Seg. Yogev in the field – Photo courtesy

After a number of strenuous months, during which she took care of hundreds of wounded Syrians, she and her brothers in arms will head south for training. Continue Reading »