"less lethal" ammunition kills IDF trooper

[yankeedoodle]

An Israel Defense Forces trooper died after an officer accidentally shot him in the head,...

Yonatan Granot, 22, who was a Nahal Brigade infantry unit soldier, suffered a gunshot wound to the head during training at a firing range on Tuesday.

According to the IDF's initial probe, a Ruger rifle, which had just been used by one of the troops, accidentally discharged a bullet after being picked up by the unit's commander.

Granot was struck with a .22-caliber round, usually used by the Israeli security forces to disperse Palestinian rallies. The Israeli military have been touting these rounds as "less lethal" than the larger munitions employed in military ops. Human rights group B'Ttselem has for years been calling for an end to the use of this ammunition against protesters, saying it's lethal and can't be considered "not live fire."

The wounded young man was rushed by chopper to a hospital in Jerusalem but couldn't be saved, with his death officially announced three days later.

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The military prosecutor is yet to decide whether to press charges against the commander who handled the fired weapon. He has remained in custody since the incident and, reportedly, may be charged with involuntary manslaughter.

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[abduLMaria]

"less lethal" ammunition kills IOF trooper.

BUMMER, huh.

Build a rock wall one rock at a time.