An Israeli officer who ordered the shelling of a building during the Operation Protective Edge in "honor" of a dead soldier will not face trial and has been reprimanded instead, the army said Wednesday, according to AFP.
Israeli media reported that the soldier had told a military publication that he regretted that his troops could not be at the dead soldier's funeral and decided to fire shells toward where he was killed.
The army said in a statement its investigation found that the shelling resulted in no casualties, but that the order "sent a dangerous message that a gun salute or an act of revenge are legitimate actions". It called the order "inappropriate and potentially blurring the lines between right and wrong, especially during combat."