Seven Israeli combat engineers, ages 19-21, killed in devastating IED attack in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday when attached explosive to their armored vehicle, marking one of deadliest incidents for Israeli ground forces in recent months.
Following notification of their families of their fatalities, the Israeli military cleared the names of six for publishing Wednesday morning.
They were all members of the Barak Division’s 605th Combat Engineering Battalion (188). An officer was one of them.
During combat operations in Khan Younis, the soldiers were moving when a terrorist rigged an explosive device to their armored personnel vehicle, killing them.
The car had to be dragged into Israel after being totally destroyed by fire.
