The investigation of the incident in the center of the Gaza Strip: the 2 fighters were killed by a tank shell accidentally fired at a building where they were staying

The IDF published this evening (Tuesday) preliminary findings of the investigation of the serious incident in Netzer Corridor in the center of the Gaza Strip, in which reservists Ido Aviv (28) and Kalkidan Mehri (37) were killed yesterday. The investigation shows that the fighters were killed by a tank shell, accidentally fired at a building where their force was staying, during an exchange of fire with terrorists.

At 17:00 on the evening of the second holiday, near the Turkish hospital in the corridor that dissects the Gaza Strip, a tank stepped on an explosive device and the caterpillar of the armored vehicle became disconnected as a result. At this point, the firing of rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles started at the arena. The forces returned fire, during which a tank of the 679th Brigade came out of a nearby defense and fired at a building that he considered suspicious, beyond the limits of his sector, in an attack.

In the building were the two soldiers who were killed and two who were wounded. A third soldier was injured by an anti-tank shrapnel. The initial investigation, conducted by the commander of the 99th division, Brigadier General Barak Hiram, revealed that the force had in fact identified the position of our forces as an enemy force by mistake. Additional deviations from the operational event will be examined. The army is still checking whether the terrorists in the incident have been eliminated.

Aviv served as a fighter in the armor support in Hasan Brigade 9232, Ezbet Yiftah (679), and Maheri was a fighter in Battalion 223, Carmeli Brigade (2). They belong to the brigades that are under the 99 Division.

The late Ido Aviv, who served in the auxiliary of the Armored Corps, was the eldest son of my mother and Mark, and the older brothers of Niv (23) and Shaked (18), and the family lives in the city of Karmiel. Ido and his partner for the past six years, Dasha Lioshkavitz (28), lived In a rented apartment in Kiryat Bialik, Ido worked as a senior surf instructor at the surf and water sports center “Surf Cycle” in Kiryat Yam, and was considered close to the owner of the club, Gil Horvitz.

Kalkidan Mehri, the late immigrated to Israel 16 years ago and immediately enlisted in the IDF, his mother received the hard news in Ethiopia. Mehri spent most of his adult life in Ofakim, worked safely in several places, and two years ago he made a professional change when he became a Dan company bus driver in the center and therefore moved Live in Petah Tikva.