Israeli army says contractor killed in Gaza ‘accident’
Israel now says it controls at least 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, compared with just over half following its pullback on the first day of the truce
June 25, 2026 00:22
JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said a contractor was killed in an “operational accident” in Gaza on Wednesday, the sixth Israeli death in the Palestinian territory since a ceasefire was reached with Hamas.
“Earlier today, during IDF and security forces’ activity in the Gaza Strip, an employee working for a contractor company carrying out engineering projects on behalf of the Ministry of Defense was killed as a result of an operational accident,” the military said in a statement.
