Raa'd Ibrahim Salama, a Bedouin civilian employed by the IDF, was killed Wednesday afternoon in an operational accident in the Beit Lahia area of the northern Gaza Strip, according to reports. A minaret collapsed onto his bulldozer during engineering operations to level ground in the area, killing him on site. His family has been notified.
Raa'd Ibrahim Salama, a Bedouin civilian working for the IDF, was killed Wednesday afternoon in an operational accident in the Beit Lahia area of the northern Gaza Strip. According to initial reports, a mosque minaret collapsed onto his bulldozer during engineering work to level the area, killing him instantly. His family has been notified.
Salama, an Israeli Bedouin employed by the military, was carrying out ground-leveling operations when the structure gave way. No other casualties have been reported.
The incident occurred amid ongoing IDF engineering activity in the northern Gaza Strip. The circumstances of the collapse remain under review by military authorities. The IDF has not yet issued an official statement on the accident.
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