IDF's 179th Brigade trained 'for the big event' in Lebanon, says Col. Itzik Alfasi, as soldiers prepare for another round of combat following Gaza operations.
The soldiers from the 77th Battalion were stationed at the Gaza border at an outpost located between Kibbutz Nir Oz and Kibbutz Nirim.
According to the IDF's tally, the death of St.-Sgt. Douek raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 687.
Ambrey stated that the incident is unlikely to be politically motivated and likely a counter-smuggling operation.
Lt.-Col. Karm Nbwani was part of one of the IDF's most storied tank units. On October 7, the deputy commander faced down Hamas and ended up wounded.
The tanks were spotted near Al-Awda mosque as IDF deepened its operations in Rafah.
On Wednesday, a friendly fire incident occurred in Jabalya, involving two IDF tanks firing on a forward IDF battalion headquarters, resulting in casualties.
There are four soldiers in an Israeli tank: the commander, the driver, the gunner, and the loader. E, who is slim and of average height, became a gunner.
"The firing at civilians, in this instance clearly identifiable journalists, constitutes a violation of UNSCR 1701 (2006) and international law," the UNIFIL report said.
"It is considered a likely scenario that a Merkava tank, after firing two tank rounds, also used its machine gun against the location of the journalists," TNO's report said.
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