Four ‘Israeli’ soldiers killed in roadside bomb in South Gaza’s Rafah: military

The ‘Israeli’ military has announced that four of its soldiers were killed by roadside bomb in Rafah, south Gaza.

All four were soldiers in the "Dekel" Battalion.

They are identified as:

• Maj. Omri Chai Ben Moshe. He was a company commander in the "Dekel" Battalion and previously served in the Paratroopers Brigade.
• Lt. Ron Arieli. He was a cadet in the “Dekel” Battalion and a combat soldier in the Golani Brigade.
• Lt. Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak. He was a cadet in the “Dekel” Battalion and a combat soldier in the Commando Brigade.
• Lt. Eran Shelem. He was a cadet in the “Dekel” Battalion and a combat soldier in the Sayeret Matkal special forces unit.

All four served with the Bahad 1 officers’ school’s Dekel Battalion. Ben Moshe was a company commander. The other three troops were cadets and posthumously promoted to lieutenant, according to Hebrew media.

The attack took place in Rafah’s Jenina neighborhood at around 9:30 AM, when a D9 bulldozer was clearing a route while two armored humvees drove behind it.

One of the Humvees moved to the side of the road, where it was hit by the roadside bomb, according to an ‘Israeli’ military probe cited by “The Times of Israel”.

The blast killed the four soldiers and wounded three others; one was seriously injured and the two others suffered moderate injuries.