His four soldiers Israel killed and three were injured in an attack with an improvised explosive mechanism in RafaIDF announced.
The Israeli army announced that on the morning of Thursday 18.09.2025, four soldiers were killed and three more were injured when an explosive mechanism mounted on the roadside in Rafa, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
According to the announcement, the soldiers who lost their lives are: Major Hai Hai Ben Mosé, 26, from Jafria, Lieutenant -Colonel Eran Selem, 23, from Ramat Johanan, Lieutenant Aitan Avner Benhak. and Lieutenant Ron Arielli, 20 years old, from Handera.
All four were serving in the Dekel Battalion of the Bahad Officers’ School. Ben Mose was a Commander -in -Chief, while the other three were tests, who, after death, was promoted to lieutenants, reports the Times of Israel.
According to the first investigation of the army, the incident occurred around 9:30 in the morning in the Genina district of Rafa. A shielded D9 machine paved the way, while two military vehicles followed it. One of them moved to the side of the road and there the explosive mechanism burst.
Of the three injured one is serious and two moderate.
The army still explores the type of explosive, the way of firing and when it was placed.
Although Rafa is largely considered “cleared” by Hamas, the Israeli army estimates that there are some dozens of gunmen there, while a few hours before the attack, Bahad 1 units were involved in three separate clashes with armed people, according to IDF.