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IDF Spokesperson Confirms: Rotem Battalion Commander Brought Religious Soldiers to Exercise on Shabbat and Lied to Them That It Was a Military Operation -
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IDF admits: Givati company commander held a drill on Shabbat without operational need and contrary to procedures — fighters claim that the incident broke trust in the commander and led to a crisis that exploded weeks later
Tov News System
21 Elul 5775 | Sep. 3, 2026
As part of the investigation into the incident in Givati's Rotem Battalion, the fighters claimed that several weeks ago the company commander conducted an exercise for them on Shabbat and lied to them about its operationality, and also did not receive approval from the brigade commander. According to them, this damaged their trust in the commander and led them to contact their Yeshiva leaders.
The IDF spokesperson's response was received after a request from journalist Yishai Al-Makiis, in which the IDF spokesperson confirmed that on Saturday, 08/08/2026, a company exercise was indeed held in the Gaza Strip area, which was not in accordance with procedures:
“As part of the Rotem Battalion's ongoing activity in the Gaza Strip area, on 08/08/2026, a Saturday, a company exercise was held in the Gaza Strip area. After the exercise was held and in light of claims made by some soldiers in the battalion, it was found that there was no operational reason for holding the exercise during Shabbat and that the exercise was not brought to the attention of the brigade commander. The incident was investigated and a command dialogue was held in the battalion, from which lessons were drawn and assimilated. The approval of the exercise damaged the soldiers' way of life. The battalion commanders held a dialogue with the company commander and pointed out to him his mistake and the ways of conducting himself in the future. In addition, the company commander was summoned for clarification with the Givati Brigade Commander following the incident.”
Through this incident, it becomes clear that the fighters rightly lost their trust in the commander who had already lied to them in the past and was reprimanded. The IDF talks endlessly about recruiting ultra-Orthodox soldiers and the need to bring more young people into the ranks of the army. But how exactly are they expected to enlist, when the army itself violates its obligations to them and a commander lies to the fighters in order to make them violate the Sabbath?
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