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According to the IDF, five soldiers were killed in a serious friendly fire incident near Jabaliya

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The IDF announced on Thursday the names of five IDF paratroopers killed in a serious friendly fire incident in Gaza. At least eight others were injured, three of them critically.

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רועי בית יעקב גילעד אריה בוים סמל דניאל חמו סמל אילן כהן בצלאל דוד שעשוערועי בית יעקב גילעד אריה בוים סמל דניאל חמו סמל אילן כהן בצלאל דוד שעשוע

From top right: Staff Sergeant Gilad Arye Boim, Captain Roy Beit Yaakov, Sergeant Daniel Chemu, Sergeant Ilan Cohen, Staff Sergeant Betzlel David Shashuah

(Photo: IDF Spokesperson Unit)

Captain Roy Beit Yaakov, 22, of Eli; Staff Sergeant Gilad Arye Boim, 22, of Karnei Shomron; Sergeant Daniel Chemu, 20, of Tiberias; Sergeant Ilan Cohen, 20, of Karmiel and Staff Sergeant Betzlel David Shashuah, 22, of Tel Aviv. All served in the 202nd Battalion of the Parachute Brigade.

The mishap occurred after troops from the 202nd Battalion captured a building near Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip, prompting two supporting tanks to arrive in the area.

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רועי (מימין) נפגש עם אביו אבידן במהלך הקרבות רועי (מימין) נפגש עם אביו אבידן במהלך הקרבות

Captain Roy Beit Yaakov meets with his father in Gaza

Around 7 p.m., a troop from one of the two tanks identified a gun barrel visible through a window in the building and alerted the tank next to it, which opened fire on the building – apparently unaware that the troops had captured it.

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Yes"ר בצלאל דוד שעשוע ז"לYes"ר בצלאל דוד שעשוע ז"ל

Betzlel David Shashuah

(Photo: IDF Spokesperson Unit)

After the initial investigation into the incident, the armored force suspected that the building was occupied by terrorists and therefore opened fire. However, the military still does not know the reason for the opening of fire, as the two tanks had already joined the battalion beforehand, and it is likely that I was informed about the forces inside the building. However, it is not yet clear whether and how the armored force was briefed on site before deployment.

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