A Chabad Chasid serving in the IDF’s Chashmonaim Brigade was seriously wounded after he was accidentally shot by another soldier during an incident involving his unit.

According to initial reports, the soldier sustained serious injuries after a firearm was discharged unintentionally by a fellow soldier. Military Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the incident, including suspected mishandling of the weapon.

The injured soldier’s name for Tehillim and Tefillah is Chaim Yisrael ben Yonit Yael. The public is asked to daven for his full recovery and a refuah sheleimah.