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The IDF allowed publication today (Thursday) that Sergeant Noam Douek, 19 years old, from Kiryat Motzkin, an armoured fighter in the 9th Battalion, the 'Iron Footprints' formation (401), was killed in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
In the incident in which Sgt. Noam Douek, the late, fell, two armoured fighters from the 9th Battalion, the Iron Footprints formation (401) were seriously injured. The fighters were evacuated to receive medical treatment at a hospital, their families were informed. The incident is under investigation by the Military Police.