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In military terminology, friendly fire or fratricide [a] is an attack by belligerent or neutral forces on friendly troops while attempting to attack enemy or hostile targets. Examples include misidentifying the target as hostile, cross-fire while engaging an enemy, long range ranging errors or inaccuracy.
List of friendly fire incidents. There have been many thousands of friendly fire incidents in recorded military history, accounting for an estimated 2% to 20% of all casualties in battle. [1][2] The examples listed below illustrate their range and diversity, but this does not reflect increasing frequency.
On 28 April 2024, two Israeli reserve soldiers in Gaza were killed by an IDF tank shelling a building in the Netzarim corridor where a group of Israeli soldiers were staying. The incident took place amid an exchange of fire with Hamas operatives in the area.
For one, it was a phenomenon of the 'rout' stage of a battle that soldiers might deliberately attack men of their own side, in wild panic or in a more deliberate attempt to clear a path. This phenomenon pops up in literary accounts of the conduct of wild, terrified troops.
May 16, 2024 · Five Israeli paratroopers were killed and several injured when an Israeli tank fired on them in the latest friendly-fire incident during the country’s war against Hamas militants in the Gaza...
Apr 12, 2024 · Fratricide or “friendly fire” is a scenario where aircraft are fired upon and even shot down by their own side or those aligned with them during a particular conflict or engagement. Fratricide is a large contributor to the overall death toll, accounting for up to 20% of all combat-related deaths according to some estimates.
May 16, 2024 · Israel's military says five soldiers have been killed by Israeli tank fire in northern Gaza, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind since the war against Hamas began in October.
