2 IDF officers killed in Gaza Strip; soldier lightly hurt in Hebron

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Sounds like an RPG attack.

Two Israel Defense Forces officers were killed
and a Border Police officer was lightly
wounded in separate attacks Monday evening
in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

In the first attack, the officers were killed by
shots and a grenade fired on a jeep in the
southern Gaza Strip, about one kilometer west
of the Kissufim checkpoint. One officer was
killed immediately, while the second suffered
critical injuries and died a short time later.

Channel One TV reported that one Palestinian
gunman was killed in the exchange of gunfire
that followed. Four Palestinians were
wounded, Palestinian sources said.

Haaretz

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1. well, i'm sure it wasn't in retaliation for this..

IDF troops kills 5-year-old Palestinian boy near Nablus

Israel Defense Forces troops on Sunday shot dead a 5-year-old Palestinian boy in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus, witnesses and hospital officials said. Hospital officials said the boy, Mohammed Al Araj, was killed by a bullet to the chest.

"He was coming out the house, holding a sandwich when he was shot," said Sami Sitan, a neighbor who brought him to the hospital.

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/373994.html

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2. Something about a mortar attack in Gaza too

No casualties, light damage.

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3. Fireworks don't count for much.

I was wondering if they really got two officers.
The comments from the PM's office were interesting.

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4. I stopped reading

When I saw "terrorists" and "Arafat". :shrug:

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5. Yeah. nt