An Israeli officer was killed and several others were wounded by a failed airstrike in southern Gaza on Monday morning, the military said, as troops pressed on with operations across the Strip, APA reports citing Times of Israel.
The soldier was named as Lt. Shahar Ben Nun, 21, a team commander in the Paratroopers Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, from Petah Tikva.
In addition to the dead officer, another three soldiers were moderately wounded and three others were listed in good condition after the incident.
According to an initial IDF probe, at around 6:30 a.m., Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jets struck two targets in the Khan Younis area.
One of the missiles successfully hit its target. The second missile, due to a technical issue, did not correctly glide to the intended target and instead struck a multi-story building where the paratroopers were stationed.
The building was some 300 meters away from the intended target, the probe found.
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