{"id":509590,"date":"2026-06-25T00:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/509590\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T00:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:29:11","slug":"defense-ministry-civilian-contractor-killed-in-gaza-building-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/509590\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Ministry civilian contractor killed in Gaza building collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Defense Ministry civilian contractor was killed in a building collapse in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the military announced.<\/p>\n

The contractor, who was named as Raad Abu al-Qi\u2019an from Hura, was employed by a civilian company carrying out demolition works on behalf of the Defense Ministry in the Strip.<\/p>\n

During the demolition works, a structure collapsed on Abu al-Qi\u2019an while he was operating heavy machinery, killing him.<\/p>\n

The Israel Defense Forces said his family was notified of the incident \u2014 described as an \u201coperational accident\u201d \u2014 and the military and Defense Ministry \u201cshare in the family\u2019s grief.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abu al-Qi\u2019an is the first Defense Ministry civilian contractor to be killed in Gaza or along the border with the Strip since the ceasefire ending the Israel-Hamas war was reached in October, and fourth since the October 7, 2023, terror onslaught that started the conflict.<\/p>\n

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