---
title: "Israeli tank flips over in possible first-ever IDF WTF Moment"
description: "Video circulating on Twitter shows an Israeli Merkava tank flip upside down on Sunday while attempting to drive onto a trailer."
date: "2020-11-22"
modified: "2020-11-22"
authors:
  - name: "Jeff Schogol"
    job_title: "Senior Pentagon Reporter"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/israeli-tank-video/"
categories:
  - "Around the World"
  - "Middle East"
  - "News"
  - "Tanks"
  - "Tech & Tactics"
  - "Vehicles"
tags:
  - "central command"
---

# Israeli tank flips over in possible first-ever IDF WTF Moment

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/israeli-tank-2.jpg>)

If the Israel Defense Forces does not have its own version of [U.S. Army WTF! Moments](<https://twitter.com/TheWTFNation>), it will after today.

Video circulating on Twitter shows an Israeli Merkava tank flip upside down on Sunday while attempting to drive onto a trailer.

The Israeli soldier driving the tank reportedly suffered minor injuries and is expected to be released from a Jerusalem hospital later on Sunday, [according to Israel National News.](<https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/291762?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter>)

https://twitter.com/kann_news/status/1330547328655220737

Two videos taken from different angles show the tank driving off the trailer and capsizing. The vehicle appears to spew a cloud of exhaust whilst upside down.

Task & Purpose’s numerous attempts to reach an IDF spokesperson for comment were unsuccessful.

Tank mishaps are not limited to a particular country or region. In March, an American M1 Abrams tank with the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, [burst into flames at Fort Hood, Texas.](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-m1-abrams-tank-fire-fort-hood/>) Thankfully, no one was injured in the blaze.

Then in July, an M1A2 Abrams assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team [accidentally fired at another Abrams tank ](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-m1-abrams-fires-on-tank-fort-bliss/>)at Fort Bliss, Texas. One soldier was injured.

Just because being a tanker is dangerous work does not mean it can’t be civilized. On July 4, the British army released [a video of how British tank crews brew the perfect cup of tea.](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/british-army-cuppa-tea/>)

“Happy Independence Day, and God Save the Queen,” said the British soldier in the video – tastefully glossing over the fact that the Americans won the Revolutionary War.

***Related: [This Theme Park Lets You Drive A F\*\*king Tank Through A House](<https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/theme-park-lets-drive-fking-tank-house/>)***

## Author
Jeff Schogol is the senior Pentagon reporter for Task & Purpose. He reports on both the Defense Department as a whole as well as individual services, covering a variety of topics that include personnel, policy, military justice, deployments, and technology.

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