After the difficult security incident described by the Israeli army that occurred today, Saturday, in Rafah, the names of the soldiers who were killed inside the Armored Personnel Carrier (Tiger), which exploded today, were released:
- Deputy Commander of the Engineering Battalion - Wasim Mahmoud
- Sergeant Stanislav Kostariev
- Sergeant Itay Omer
- Sergeant Yakir Levi
- Sergeant Eliyahu Zimbalist
- Sergeant Shalom Menahem
- Sergeant Or Blumovich
- Sergeant Oz Grof
The Hebrew page "Doron Kadush" provided information about Lieutenant Wasim Mahmoud, 23 years old, from Beit Jan, who serves as the deputy commander of the company in the 601 Engineering Battalion within the Iron Claws formation (401), during the battle in southern Gaza.
The Israeli army clarified that the deceased belong to the Engineering Corps and were killed due to the explosion of a Tiger APC in Rafah, adding that one of the deceased holds the rank of lieutenant and serves as the deputy commander of the company in the 601 Engineering Battalion. Following this announcement, the officially reported number of army fatalities has risen to 650 since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
