David Libi, 19 year old resident of the community of Malakhei HaShalom in the Binyamin region, was killed today (Thursday) during fighting in the Gaza Strip, as a result of an explosive device, the Binyamin Regional Council announced.<\/p>\n
Underbelly IED Explosion<\/strong> According to preliminary findings, Libi was operating a bulldozer as part of the 401st Brigade combat team in the Jabaliya area when an underbelly IED was detonated against the vehicle. The force of the explosion caused severe damage to the bulldozer, and Libi was killed on the spot.<\/p>\n David Was His Parents\u2019 Firstborn<\/strong> “Thanks to His Heroism and Sacrifice \u2013 The People of Israel Will Triumph”<\/strong> Ganz also extended condolences to the entire Libi family: \u201cThanks to your son\u2019s heroism and sacrifice \u2013 the people of Israel will triumph.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" David Libi, 19, from Malakhei HaShalom, a civilian employee working with the IDF Engineering Corps, was killed by an underbelly explosive while operating a bulldozer as part of the 401st Brigade combat team in Jabaliya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":25056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,2276,88,6],"tags":[6223,4359,6222,2424,3295,6224,1915,6225,5173,6226],"class_list":["post-25054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-people","category-will-remember","category-security","tag-401st-brigade","tag-binyamin-regional-council","tag-david-libi","tag-gaza-strip","tag-idf-engineering-corps","tag-israeli-civilian-casualties","tag-jabaliya","tag-malakhei-hashalom","tag-operation-gideons-chariots","tag-underbelly-ied"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nIn recent months, David had been serving as a civilian employee of the IDF, working through a defense ministry contractor carrying out engineering operations for the military. He operated heavy machinery used to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the combat zones.<\/p>\n
\nDavid was the eldest child of Eliav and Sarah, third-generation pioneers of the Binyamin settlement enterprise\u2014builders and devoted lovers of the Land of Israel. He is survived by his parents and seven siblings.<\/p>\n
\nIsrael Ganz, head of the Binyamin Regional Council, paid tribute to him: \u201cDavid was on the frontlines of the war in Gaza. He showed the highest level of commitment to the mission of defeating the enemy. Numerous terror infrastructures were destroyed thanks to his work.\u201d<\/p>\n