“The behavior in the video is a serious violation of IDF orders and IDF values, and constitutes a suspicion of criminal offenses,” the military said in response to a query on the matter.
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said the Military Advocate General has ordered an immediate Military Police investigation into the clip.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has also ordered commanders to immediately speak with their subordinates regarding the video, at all ranks, “given the severity of the incident.”
In the video, first shared on social media by far-right journalist Yinon Magal and later republished by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair, a masked reservist soldier demands that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant quit and threatens to defy orders if the government doesn’t pursue “complete victory” over Hamas. READ MORE