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Thursday, May 29, 2025
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Defense Ministry civilian contractor killed in blast during IDF operations in northern Gaza — army
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
David Libi, a Defense Ministry contractor killed in Gaza on May 29, 2025. (Courtesy)
A Defense Ministry civilian contractor was killed by an explosive device during IDF operations in the northern Gaza Strip earlier today, the military announces.
He is named as David Libi, 19, from the West Bank settlement outpost of Malachei Shalom.
Libi was operating heavy engineering machinery in the Jabalia area, when he was hit by a bomb apparently planted there by terror operatives, according to an IDF probe.
He is the third Defense Ministry contractor to be killed amid army operations in Gaza since the start of the war.
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