IDF says it presented families of troops killed in September Gaza blast with findings of ‘corrected’ probe

The IDF says it has presented the families of four soldiers who were killed in a roadside bomb attack in the southern Gaza Strip in September with a corrected and updated probe of the deadly incident.

On September 18, 2025, during operations in Rafah’s Jenina neighborhood, an IDF Humvee was struck by an explosive device, killing Maj. Omri Chai Ben Moshe, 26, Cpt. Eran Shelem, 23, Lt. Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak, 22, and Lt. Ron Arieli, 20, as well as wounding three other soldiers.

The IDF’s initial probe claimed that a D9 armored bulldozer was clearing a route while two Humvees drove behind it. One of the Humvees then moved to the side of the road, where it was hit by an explosive device, according to the preliminary investigation.

The military’s corrected investigation found that the Humvee that was ultimately hit by the explosive device was leading the convoy, and behind it were two additional Humvees, infantrymen, a D9 bulldozer, and six excavators.

The Humvee leading the convoy was hit by a bomb planted on the road, killing the four soldiers and wounding three others, according to the corrected probe.

“The investigation into the incident was concluded and presented to the bereaved families in a transparent manner,” the military says, adding that it “shares in families’ grief and will continue to accompany them.”