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Friday, July 18, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 18, 2014
IDF says soldier Eitan Barak probably killed by errant tank fire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIDF Spokesman Moti Almoz says Eitan Barak, the Israeli soldier killed overnight in Gaza, was likely hit by IDF fire.
The ground operation requires “close coordination between infantry forces and tank units,” he says. It seems, he adds, that this [incident] was a mistake by one of the tanks, that opened fire and killed Eitan Barak. We send our deep condolences to the family. We will continue to learn the lessons.”
Almoz also says that the IDF has today found nine terror tunnels of the kind through which the foiled infiltration into Israel yesterday was carried out.
As Almoz is interviewed, sirens wail. Three rockets are intercepted by Iron Dome over central Israel, the latest in some 30 rockets fired at the Tel Aviv area so far today.
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