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Fourth soldier killed in Gaza attack named as Matan Abramovitz, 21
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF names the fourth soldier killed in yesterday’s Hamas attack on an army encampment on the outskirts of Gaza City as Lt. Matan Abramovitz, 21, from Ganei Tikva.
Abramovitz, who served in the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, was killed alongside the three other members of his tank early Monday.
The three others were named yesterday evening as Staff Sgt. Uri Lamed, Sgt. Amit Arye Regev, and Sgt. Gadi Cotal.
According to an initial IDF probe, Hamas gunmen opened fire on the tank at the entrance to the encampment, before hurling an explosive device which exploded inside the armored vehicle, killing the four troops.
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