Nine soldiers from the Golani Brigade, who were stationed at the Tze'elim base in the Negev last week during an on-call period along the Gaza border, were sentenced on Monday to 20 days in detention for refusing to participate in a training drill after one of their fellow soldiers was dismissed.

This is one of many disciplinary incidents that were discovered in the unit amid problems between "veteran" and "young" soldiers - and demands that arose from the command staff over this.


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