The soldier, who was on a training path for being an engineering combat soldier in Yahalom, was three to four hours into the middle of a nighttime drill.
Located inside the larger Tze’elim Training Base, the UWTC simulates a maze of a multi-story Arab urban environment.
“I received with pain and sorrow the news of the death of the late Capt. Leader Peretz, a logistics officer in the 7th Brigade,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant wrote.
According to what she said, he warned against safety issues during the training and claimed that the commanders didn't do enough to save his life.
The drill was intentionally carried out at night as is standard for combat fights being trained to fight in night conditions.
Aloni collapsed during a training session at the Border Police's training base in Michmas. Despite attempts to resuscitate and an evacuation with a helicopter, she was pronounced dead.
Simulators are used by pilots to train in terrain that they have not flown in before and can be used to simulate attack scenarios like against Iran.
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