Saturday, February 15, 2003

Four Israeli Soldiers Killed as Tank Hits Bomb
Four Israeli soldiers were killed in a tank when a roadside bomb exploded next to it near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the army said.

The military wing of Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement faxed to Reuters. Hamas has spearheaded a 28-month-old Palestinian militant uprising for an independent state in Gaza and the West Bank.

Palestinian militants have blown up several Merkava-3 tanks, a symbol of the Jewish state's military prowess, with roadside bombs in Gaza during the revolt.

Hamas said the attack was meant to avenge the killing of two Hamas militants in the same area by Israeli troops during the four-day Muslim Eid al-Adha feast holiday which ended on Friday.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-mideast-tank.html

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