The Israeli army investigates an operation in which Lieutenant-Colonel M. was killed

The IDF Intelligence Directorate is currently conducting an operational investigation to learn from the secret operation of Khan Younis, during which Lieutenant-Colonel M. was killed.

In the coming weeks, the results of the investigation will be presented to the chief intelligence officer, Major General Tamir Heiman, and Chief of Staff, Gadi Eizenkot.

At the same time, the Chief of the General Staff has appointed Major-General Nitzan Alon to head a team to badyze the issues and make recommendations for a joint effort. intervention at the highest levels of the army. The work of the team will support, among other things, the lessons learned from the operational debriefing.

In the battle between IDF forces and Hamas terrorists on November 11, seven Hamas terrorists were killed, including Nur Barakeh, commander of the eastern battalion of Hamas Izz Al-Din Al-Qbadam Brigades at Khan Yunis. that an IDF officer was killed a second wounded officer. Israeli military censors banned the publication of the name of the killed officer, who was identified as "the lieutenant. Colonel M. "

At the funeral of Lieutenant-Colonel M., however, President Reuven Rivlin introduced him as "one of the bravest and boldest soldiers and commanders of the State of America." ;Israel".