Israeli military ombudsman slams IDF for poor response to coronavirus pandemic

Israel Defense

Israel Defense Forces soldiers have complained of their commanders’ inability to effectively curb Covid-19 outbreaks and provide timely treatment or proper quarantine conditions, according to the military ombudsman.

Released on Wednesday, the latest annual report by the acting ombudsman, Brig. Gen. (res.) Eitan Dahan, included 5,706 complaints filed by soldiers and their relatives over what they saw as irregularities in service conditions in Israel’s military last year. More than 60 percent of those grievances were found to be valid, according to the ombudsman, and dealt with abuses, negligence and incompetence by commanders – including in their response to Covid-19.

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