Father of reserve Staff Sgt. Nadav Kli: "He brought drones to the northern border when no one knew what that was"

Reserve Staff Sergeant Nadav Kli, 24, and his friend Ofek Mualem fell in an explosion of an IDF drone at a post in Gaza. His father Yoav told of their initiative to bring drones to the northern border before the army adopted them, and of their contribution to saving lives. His partner Rotem described his dedication to reserve service.

Reserve Staff Sergeant Nadav Kli, 24, from Har Halutz in the Upper Galilee, and his friend Reserve Staff Sergeant Ofek Mualem, 23, fell in an explosion of an IDF drone at a post in the northern Gaza Strip. Nadav's father, Yoav Kli, said in an interview that the two were pioneers in the use of drones in the IDF: they bought drones at their own expense and operated them on the northern border before the army adopted the technology, thereby saving many lives. Nadav's partner, Rotem Mandelbaum, described how he continued to reserve duty immediately after his regular release, without returning home, out of commitment to his unit comrades. According to a preliminary investigation, the explosive drone fell inside the post during a second flight, for a reason still under investigation. The soldiers approached it, touched it, and an explosion occurred. The IDF halted the use of explosive drones for 48 hours and established an expert team headed by a brigadier general to investigate the incident.

Father of reserve Staff Sgt. Nadav Kli: "He brought drones to the northern border when no one knew what that was"