Four Israeli soldiers killed in Rafah bomb explosion

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, Sept. 18 (YPA)- At least four Israeli soldiers, including a company commander, were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off and targeted a military vehicle in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement by the Israeli occupation military.

The fallen soldiers have been identified as:

– Major Omri Chai Ben Moshe, aged 26, from Tzafria, a commander of a company in the “Dekel” Battalion, Officers’ Training School, served as a company commander in the Paratroopers Brigade, fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip.

– Lieutenant Ron Arieli, aged 20, from Hadera, a cadet in the “Dekel” Battalion, Officers’ Training School, served as a combat soldier in the Golani Brigade, fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip.

– Lieutenant Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak, aged 22, from Har Brakha, a cadet in the “Dekel” Battalion, Officers’ Training School, served as a combat soldier in the Commando Brigade, fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip.

– Lieutenant Eran Shelem, aged 23, from Ramat Yohanan, a cadet in the “Dekel” Battalion, Officers’ Training School, served as a combat soldier in Sayeret Matkal, fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip.

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