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Commander of soldier left in PA village suspended
IDF chief orders full inquiry into the incident, suspends 188th Armored Brigade commander pending investigation's results
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Benny Gantz ordered a full inquiry into the incident that saw a soldier with the 188th Armored Brigade accidently left behind in the Palestinian village of Budrus.
The inquiry will be headed by Judea and Samaria Division Commander Brigadier-General Hagai Mordechai.
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Wednesday's incident took place after the troops completed a routine operation in the Ramallah-adjacent village. The soldier was safely escorted out of the area by Palestinian security forces.
The force's commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Mulli Cohen, was suspended pending the inquiry's results.
The decision on his suspension was made after a consultation between GOCs Northern and Central commands. The 188th Armored Brigade is deployed in Central Command areas, but it answers operationally to the Northern Command.
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