Israeli army says contractor killed in Gaza ‘accident’

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. The army told AFP it could not yet disclose his identity but said he was an Israeli citizen.

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