An IDF officer was killed in an apparent accident in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, the military announces, EDnews reports, citing The Times of Israel.
The slain soldier is named as Cpt. Reei Biran, 21, a team commander in the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, from Shorashim.
According to an IDF probe, the incident took place during an ongoing offensive in Khan Younis.
During the operation, troops worked to rig up buildings with mines that are suspected to be used by Hamas for terror activity, in order to demolish them.
Around two hours after the buildings were mined, an explosion occurred, and Biran was hit, possibly by shrapnel or debris. He was declared dead a short while later.
The IDF says the incident is under further investigation.
