RAMALLAH – The Israeli forces on Wednesday named three soldiers of the 50th Battalion of the Nahal Brigade who were killed by an explosive in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Yediot Ahronot reported.
They are Staff Sgt. Amir Galilov, 20, from Shimsheet; Staff Sgt. Uri Bar Or, 21, from Midreshet Ben-Gurion and Staff Sgt. Ido Appel, 21, from Tzofar.
According to the army, a 50th Battalion officer and two other soldiers were seriously wounded in the blast. They were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment, and their families have been notified.