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IDF reservist killed in southern Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian 16 June 2025, 9:56 pm
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Cpt. Tal Movshovitz. (Israel Defense Forces)
Cpt. Tal Movshovitz. (Israel Defense Forces)

An IDF reservist was killed by an explosive device during operations in the southern Gaza Strip today, the military announces.

The slain soldier is named as Cpt. (res.) Tal Movshovitz, 28, a deputy company commander in the 7086th Combat Engineering Battalion, from Re’ut.

According to an initial IDF probe, Movshovitz was killed by an explosive planted inside a building.

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