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IDF Sentences 3 Soldiers for Refusing Namer With Female Medic

8/28/2026

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The IDF sentenced three soldiers who refused to board a Namer APC with a female medic to 21 days confinement.
All members of the yeshiva-students platoon received the same 21-day confinement.
Rabbis Tzvi Kostiner and Shlomo Shoshan instructed their students not to board a vehicle with a female medic.
The IDF cancelled the patrol, placed the incident under review, and considered removing the three soldiers from combat positions.

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The IDF sentenced three soldiers who refused to board a Namer APC with a female medic to 21 days confinement.
All members of the yeshiva-students platoon received the same 21-day confinement.
Rabbis Tzvi Kostiner and Shlomo Shoshan instructed their students not to board a vehicle with a female medic.
The IDF cancelled the patrol, placed the incident under review, and considered removing the three soldiers from combat positions.