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An IDF officer and soldier were R”L killed when their armored vehicle flipped Wednesday morning, falling several meters into a ditch. Four soldiers were injured in the mishap, which occurred in the Golan Heights.

Chief of Ground Force Major-General Kobi Barak has appointed an inquiry to probe the fatal accident, headed by Brigadier-General Mordechai Kahane.

The wounded are being treated in Ziff Hospital in Tzefas, suffering from fractures and internal injures. Two of them are listed in serious condition and one in light condition. Another lightly wounded soldier was transported to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.

Killed in the mishap were:

• Avinoam Cohen Z”L, a student of the Elon Moreh Yeshiva Gevoha
• Lt. Avshalom Armoni Z”L, from Beit Choron

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo Credit: IDF spokesman unit)