Lieutenant Ori Gerlic, 20 years old, from Mitzpe, a platoon commander in the Shimshon Battalion (92), Kfir Brigade, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.

Details of the initial investigation of the incident in which Lieutenant Uri Garlitz, of blessed memory, fell:

This was an operational accident caused by an explosion of our forces' munitions. During an attack by the Kfir Brigade in southern Khan Yunis, the forces operated to destroy buildings and booby-trapped them with charges.