HY’D: IDF Officer Killed In Blast In Gaza

An IDF officer was killed in an apparent accident in the southern Gaza Strip today, the military announces.

He is named as Lt. Ori Gerlic, 20, a platoon commander in the Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Battalion, from Meitar.

According to an initial IDF probe, the officer was killed by an Israeli explosive that detonated for unclear reasons. The military says it is investigating the cause of the blast.