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Two reserve soldiers killed by crash of IDF drone that malfunctioned at base in northern Gaza Strip
Sgt. Nadav Kali, 24, from Har Helutz, and Sgt. Ofek Moalem, 23, from Jerusalem, from Battalion 7007 of Brigade 16, were killed yesterday when a drone they were operating crashed inside a base in northern Gaza Strip, and apparently exploded as they approached it. The IDF decided to stop operating drones until completion of the initial investigation. Kali will be laid to rest today at 1 p.m. at the cemetery in Moshav Megiddo.
· Source: N12. Photo as published in the article
IDF Spokesperson allowed publication that two soldiers, Sgt. Reserve Nadav Kali, 24, from Har Helutz and Sgt. Reserve Ofek Moalem, 23, from Jerusalem, were killed yesterday by an IDF drone that crashed and exploded at a base in northern Gaza Strip.
The incident occurred yesterday in the afternoon at one of the IDF bases in northern Gaza Strip, when two soldiers, a sergeant and a radar operator from Battalion 7007 of Brigade 16, were operating a drone as part of a military operation. The first flight ended successfully, but on the second time, for a reason that has not yet been clarified, the drone crashed inside the base. The soldiers approached it, and apparently then it exploded. Kali and Moalem were evacuated to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon, where their deaths were pronounced. From an initial investigation, it emerges that this was a standard drone that flew for an operational mission in activity approved in advance, and the IDF decided to stop operating drones until completion of the investigation. The Moshav Megiddo Regional Council expressed sorrow upon learning of Kali's death, who left behind parents and two siblings, and he will be laid to rest today at 1 p.m. at the cemetery in Moshav Megiddo.
Source: N12
