Staff Seargent Ran Handifer
From Jerusalem Post Breaking News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World
Tank commander Staff Sergeant Ran Handifer, 22, of Tel Aviv was killed when the Merkava Mark-4 tank they were driving overturned during a training exercise in Nebi Mussa east of Jerusalem on Monday morning. The other three soldiers in the tank also suffered injuries and were evacuated by helicopter to the Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem.
Handifer will be buried Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in the Holon military cemetery.
Col. Yigal Slovik will head the investigating team to determine what caused the tank to overturn. OC Central Command Maj. Gen Yair Naveh ordered a temporary suspension of the division's training exercises. The armored carrier was part of the Steel Footprints (Akevot Barzel) division.
There have been a few incidents over the past few years of soldiers killed in similar accidents....
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