According to a Channel 10 report, an Israeli Dvora patrol boat on Friday mistakenly passed its patrol boundary, entering 700 meters meters into the territorial waters of an unnamed Arab country.
As a result of the incident during these particularly tense times, the boat�s commander was sent to military prison for a week, apparently because of the navigational error that led to error.
The IDF Spokesperson�s Office declined to name the country involved, indicating it appears the incident was undetected by that country.
(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Prison for a week for a navigational error? Something doesnt sound right. Apropriate response should have been some form of discipline/suspension/demotion, not prison.
It’s an extremely serious error.