{"id":35615,"date":"2026-08-05T04:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=35615"},"modified":"2026-08-05T04:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:37:58","slug":"israel-4-more-troops-who-led-mass-desertion-last-week-jailed-dismissed-from-combat-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=35615","title":{"rendered":"Israel: 4 more troops who led mass desertion last week jailed, dismissed from combat duty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/4-more-troops-who-led-mass-desertion-last-week-jailed-dismissed-from-combat-duty\/#openwebComments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-cdn.toi-media.com\/www\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F260730TA03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>IDF soldiers are seen outside the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, July 30, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four more soldiers of the Givati Brigade\u2019s Tzabar Battalion who led a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/soldiers-stage-mass-walk-out-at-southern-idf-base-after-row-with-their-commander\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mass desertion<\/a>&nbsp;of an army base in southern Israel last week have been sentenced to prison and dismissed from combat duty, the military says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, around 100 infantry soldiers left behind their weapons and abandoned the Sde Teiman base in southern Israel after their battalion commander destroyed decorative signs they had put up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IDF said that around 80 troops who later returned were required to stay on their base over the weekend, and 14 troops who led the desertion\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/14-givati-soldiers-dismissed-from-combat-duty-given-30-day-sentence-over-desertion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were jailed<\/a>\u00a0for 30 days and removed from combat roles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, three more soldiers who led the desertion were jailed for 30 days, and a fourth soldier who is on leave ahead of his release from the army was sentenced to 20 days in jail. All four were also removed from combat roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference Link: &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/4-more-troops-who-led-mass-desertion-last-week-jailed-dismissed-from-combat-duty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/4-more-troops-who-led-mass-desertion-last-week-jailed-dismissed-from-combat-duty\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDF soldiers are seen outside the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, July 30, 2026. Four more soldiers of the Givati Brigade\u2019s Tzabar Battalion who led a&nbsp;mass desertion&nbsp;of an army base in southern Israel last week have been sentenced to prison and dismissed from combat duty, the military says. 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