IDF officer who scouted Lebanese castle to be charged over civilian death

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The military announced it will indict Yoav Yarom, an IDF officer and artifact collector, for launching an operation in Lebanon to scout an ancient fortress. A shootout with Hezbollah on the trip left a conscript soldier and a far-right scholar dead

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The IDF's Military Advocate General announced Thursday that it intends to indict a senior Golani Brigade officer, pending a hearing, after he authorized an operation in Lebanon that left a civilian and a soldier dead.