Defense Ministry contractor succumbs to wounds sustained in southern Gaza mortar attack

Liron Yitzhak, 30, a Defense Ministry contractor who was wounded in a mortar attack in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday has died, the ministry and hospital officials say.

Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva says Yitzhak was brought to the medical center with a critical head injury following the mortar attack.

After two days, medical officials declared his death, the hospital says.

In addition to Yitzhak, the mortar attack in the Rafah area left eight soldiers wounded, including two seriously, and another Defense Ministry contractor lightly hurt.

Yitzhak, from Petah Tikva, is survived by his fiancée, to whom he was supposed to marry in two weeks, his parents, and two siblings.

The Defense Ministry says “Yitzhak was carrying out work on behalf of a company contracted by the Defense Ministry, as part of assistance to IDF troops operating in Gaza.”