Naval commando Third Petty Officer Roi Oren, 20, of Moshav Udim, was killed in a gun battle with Hamas terrorists in the Askar refugee camp early Friday morning. Two terrorists were also killed. Oren was buried in the moshav cemetery on Friday afternoon. The IDF operation sought to arrest two senior Hamas terrorists, bomb master and mechanic Hamis Abu Salem, 23, and Fa’iz Sider, who were planning suicide bomb attacks in the near future. Shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, naval commandos accompanied by tanks and armored personnel carriers entered the Askar refugee camp after receiving intelligence regarding the whereabouts of Salem and Sider. The troops surrounded the building and called on the two to surrender. In response, the terrorists shot at the soldiers, killing Oren. Full Story
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