US EditionIDF Confirms Death of Lt. Ori Gerlic in Gaza
Lieutenant Ori Gerlic, 20, died from an accidental explosion during combat in Gaza; over 70 soldiers have died in operational accidents there since the war began, military officials said.
- On Saturday, Lieutenant Ori Gerlic, 20, a platoon commander in the Shimshon Battalion of the Kfir Brigade, died in the southern Gaza Strip near Khan Younis when an Israeli explosive detonated during combat.
- Preliminary findings indicate an accidental detonation of Israeli military equipment during combat in the southern Gaza Strip, the army said, with a preliminary investigation underway and the cause still under review.
- Just days before, IDF forces repelled a rare, large-scale Hamas assault in Khan Younis, where at least 18 militants emerged from a tunnel attack around 9 a.m. Wednesday, wounding three soldiers.
- The army pledged to release its findings when the probe finishes, reporting 74 soldiers killed in operational accidents in Gaza amid 899 soldiers killed overall.
- Since March 18, the IDF reports control over 75% of Gaza, striking 10,000 targets and eliminating 2,000 terrorists while preparing five divisions and 130,000 reservists.
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Israeli explosives kill military’s own ‘platoon commander’ in southern Gaza: Report
Platoon commander enlisted with the Israeli military’s largest infantry brigade is reportedly killed after explosives belonging to the force, itself, goes off near him in southern Gaza.
IDF Confirms Death of Lt. Ori Gerlic in Gaza
JERUSALEM – The Israel Defense Forces reported that Lt. Ori Gerlic, 20, from Meitar, was killed in combat in the southern Gaza Strip. Gerlic, who served as a platoon commander in the Shimshon Battalion of the Kfir Brigade, died Saturday near Khan Yunis after an Israeli military device exploded during an operation targeting Hamas. According […]
IDF officer dies in accidental Gaza explosion
The officer was named as Lt. Ori Gerlic, 20, a platoon commander with the Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Battalion, who was a resident of Meitar. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News The Israel Defense Forces reported Friday that an officer was killed in what appears to have been an accidental explosion in the southern Gaza Strip. The officer was named as Lt. Ori Gerlic, 20, a platoon commander with the Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Battalion, who was a reside…
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