HY’D: IDF Soldier Dies After Bomb Explodes Inside Gaza Building

An Israeli soldier was killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, the military announces.

The soldier is named as Staff Sgt. Danilo Mocanu, 20, of the 7th Armored Brigade’s 82nd Battalion, from Holon.

According to an initial IDF probe, the soldier was killed in a building collapse, after an explosive device was detonated.

Another soldier was lightly wounded in the incident, the IDF adds.