Dozens of Israeli soldiers left the Sde Teiman base following an argument with the senior command staff, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
The soldiers are members of the Sabar Battalion of the Givati Brigade, according to Walla news website.
According to sources in the Givati Brigade, the command staff decided to remove and destroy symbols that had been displayed in the battalion’s companies.
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The battalion commander reportedly insisted on carrying out the decision despite opposition from the soldiers. When the two sides failed to reach an agreement, the soldiers left the unit and fled the base, according to the Israeli report.
“One of the commanders used a five-kilogram sledgehammer to destroy one of the symbols,” one soldier serving in the unit told Walla.
Source: Israeli media (edited by Al-Manar)