The investigation into last�s week death of IDF soldier Noam Adin Richter Levy, 20, from Mitzpei Netufa�has determined the soldier was not killed by enemy fire, but by a bullet fired by the deputy company commander.
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The officer responsible was discharged by Central Commander Major-General Gadi Shamni, and another officer was cited as bearing some of the responsibility and is barred from leading any operation for the next two years.
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It was first believed that Richter was killed during a struggle with Arabs, theorizing his weapon discharged and hit him. It was later learned that the deputy company commander�s weapons discharged while he was struggling with local Arabs, and apparently, his barrel shifted position, killing the soldier.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)