Raad Abu al-Kiyan, a bulldozer operator from the town of Hura in southern Israel, was killed while in a building collapse in the Strip. He is the first Israeli citizen to be killed in Gaza since February
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Raad Abu al-Kiyan, a bulldozer operator from the town of Hura in southern Israel, was killed while in a building collapse in the Strip. He is the first Israeli citizen to be killed in Gaza since February
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12:15 AM • June 25 2026 IDT
A Bedouin Israeli civilian contractor working with the country's Defense Ministry was killed in an operational accident in Gaza earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli military said.
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