An IDF investigation has concluded that two Israeli reservists, Master Sgt. (res.) Ido Aviv, 28, and Master Sgt. (res.) Kalkidan Meharim, 37, were killed by friendly fire in the central Gaza Strip over the Passover holiday. The incident occurred when an IDF tank mistakenly fired on the building they were in, due to a misidentification. Both soldiers were part of the Yiftah Brigade's 9232nd Battalion and the Carmeli Brigade, respectively.
Israeli troops killed by ‘friendly fire’ in Gaza – IDF A tank fired into a building where military personnel were taking cover, an internal report has found https://t.co/rPkQRPn9gH https://t.co/H97aC6pqn4
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Two reservists killed in central Gaza were mistakenly hit by IDF fire — probe https://t.co/9W3Ya8ZRMF
Two IDF reservists killed in Gaza over the weekend were killed by IDF forces when a tank mistakenly opened fire on a building where Israeli soldiers were present, a preliminary investigation by the IDF found on Tuesday, according to Israeli media. https://t.co/c6Hc9TmhgT
A preliminary IDF investigation into the deaths of two Israeli reservists in Gaza found that they were killed by an IDF tank shell fired at the building in which they were staying due to a mistaken identification https://t.co/wVk606ZMf4
LIVE UPDATES: IDF says two reservists killed in Gaza on Sunday died from friendly fire https://t.co/yG3ZoNMDeN
🔴 IDF investigation reveals two soldiers died in Gaza over Passover holiday, as a result of friendly fire
An IDF investigation into the deaths of two reservists in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday has found that the pair were killed by friendly fire. Master Sgt. (res.) Ido Aviv, 28, of the Yiftah Brigade's 9232nd Battalion and Master Sgt. (res.) Kalkidan Meharim 37, of the Carmeli… https://t.co/4QeBpcs89f
Two IDF reservists killed, one seriously wounded in fighting in central Gaza https://t.co/X0TB8yyDFH