Soldier dies, 2 others badly hurt in Gaza, apparently after inhaling toxic fumes

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Staff Sgt. Noam Douek, 19, killed in Gaza on July 25, 2024, possibly after inhaling toxic fumes. (Courtesy)
Staff Sgt. Noam Douek, 19, killed in Gaza on July 25, 2024, possibly after inhaling toxic fumes. (Courtesy)

A soldier died and two more were seriously hurt overnight in a non-combat incident in the southern Gaza Strip that is under Military Police investigation, the IDF announces.

The soldier is named as Staff Sgt. Noam Douek, 19, of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 9th Battalion, from Kiryat Motzkin. Two more soldiers of the 9th Battalion are listed in serious condition.

The military suspects that Douek was killed and the other soldiers were hurt by toxic fumes from a generator in the room they were sleeping in overnight.

Further details are under investigation by the Military Police.

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