A 19-year-old civilian contractor was killed Thursday in the northern Gaza Strip when an explosive device detonated on the engineering vehicle he was operating, the IDF reported.
The victim, David Libi, was from the West Bank settlement outpost of Malachei HaShalom. He was employed by a private company contracted to carry out engineering projects for the military on behalf of the Defense Ministry.
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"An employee of a contracting company that carries out engineering work for the IDF on behalf of the Ministry of Defense was killed earlier today in the northern Gaza Strip," the military said in a statement. "The IDF and the Ministry of Defense extend their condolences to the family."
According to the head of the Binyamin Regional Council, Libi had been involved in demolition operations targeting underground Hamas infrastructure.