The IDF handed out medals of citation in connection with a failed operation in the Gaza Strip on November 11, 2018. The army cited the bravery of the soldiers, which prevented a far worse disaster.
WATCH: IDF hands out citations to soldiers despite botched operation
Palestinians stand next to the remains of a car destroyed during fighting between Hamas militants and Israeli special forces in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, November 12, 2018. (Flash90/Abed Rahim Khatib)