IDF commander suspended for a year over terrorist attack

On March 2, two Israeli soldiers on guard at a community outside Mt. Bracha near Nablus were stabbed by three terrorists. One is still in hospital. An official military inquiry found that the two injured soldiers failed to perform their duties, their firearms were not on hand and the facility they were using was not fit for use as an operational post. Their company commander was suspended for a year for negligence and two junior officers relieved of their duties. 

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