HY’D: IDF Soldier Dies From Wounds Received In Accidental Blast

A reservist soldier who was seriously wounded in an accidental grenade blast in the southern Gaza Strip last week succumbed to his wounds over the weekend, the military announced.

He is named as Master Sgt. (res.) Shmuel Gad Rahamim, 31, of the Southern Brigade’s 7015th Battalion, from Givat Ze’ev.

The incident took place at around 8 a.m. on Tuesday at an IDF post in the Khan Younis area. Inside a room where soldiers were residing and sleeping, a grenade exploded due to unclear circumstances.

Two other reservists were wounded in the incident, including one seriously.

The IDF has established a panel of experts led by a colonel to examine the incident.