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Tuesday, August 6, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
IDF names civilian employee killed in blast at base as Shai Gabai
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe IDF identifies the civilian employee killed in a fire extinguisher explosion as Shai Gabai, 38, from the coastal town of Givat Olga.
Gabai was fatally wounded in the blast and pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later.
The army says Gabai worked as a technician on armored vehicles at the maintenance and repair center at the Tel Hashomer base in central Israel.
The IDF says it is still investigating what caused the explosion.
— Judah Ari Gross
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