On the day the army announced the indictment of several soldiers for actions carried out during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza -- including one for manslaughter -- a number of Israeli soldiers were found guilty of another transgression: goofin' around.

Six soldiers filmed a clip showing them in full gear patrolling the streets of Hebron, the Muslim call to prayer audible in the background. The soundtrack changes to Kesha's pop hit "Tik Tok" and the soldiers break out -- weapons, flak jackets and all -- in a choreographed dance, a spoof on a long-since-viral Israeli television skit.

Soldiers have been in trouble before for offensive photography, including trophy pictures taken over corpses. In this case, there were no casualties -- except perhaps some national and institutional pride.

The video was uploaded to YouTube for all to see. Army officials saw and weren't impressed. The soldiers' commanders have been informed of the stunt and will deal with it, media quoted an army statement as saying. The troops could face disciplinary action.

Reactions to the video ranged from amusement to outrage.

Here's an eye-popping number:

A blogger and writer claims American military casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan now exceed 500,000. 

That's if you count certain injuries and diseases including mental illness that he alleges the Department of Defense doesn't include in its official combat-related casualty toll in an effort to soften U.S. military losses in the wars and win funding for them from the Congress.

For example, cases of traumatic brain injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, as a result of serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are excluded from the official list of casualties. 

"Under this scheme, chronic injuries and many acute internal injuries such as hearing impairment, back injuries, mild traumatic brain injuries, mental health problems and a host of diseases suffered by personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan are usually not counted as being war-related regardless of how debilitating they are," writes Matthew Nasuti in an article published on the Afghan news site and media organization Kabul Press. "They are either generally lumped into the category of 'non-hostile wounded' or simply not counted at all."