Overview

• The IDF Spokesperson said a Hummer struck an explosive device in the Rafah area, killing four soldiers.
• The fallen were identified as Maj. Omri Chai Ben Moshe, 26; Lt. Ron Arieli, 20; Lt. Eitan Avner Ben‑Yitzchak, 22; and Lt. Eran Shelem, 23.
• A cadet from the Officers’ Training School was severely wounded in the incident, and two other cadets were injured and evacuated.
• Ben‑Yitzchak, a resident of Har Bracha who served in the Egoz Unit and was in officers’ training, had recently married his wife, Atara.
• Samaria Governor Yossi Dagan issued a tribute, and the Har Bracha community vowed to support Atara and the Steinbach family.