Zikim, Israel – Israeli soldiers killed four Palestinian gunmen who slipped into southern Israel by sea from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the army said.
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Hamas, the dominant force in Gaza, claimed responsibility for the infiltration at Zikim beach, which occurred as Israel bombed the Palestinian enclave with the stated purpose of quelling cross-border rocket fire.
Hamas said it was in telephone contact with the commander of the squad that stormed Zikim and that he was exchanging fire with the army.
Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner, an Israeli military spokesman, said four gunmen were killed by combined fire from troops, the air force and the navy. Israeli forces were still searching the area. He did not say whether the gunmen had swum in or landed by boat.
Lerner said an Israeli soldier had been wounded in the incident, which he described as rare. The Israeli military keeps Gaza under tight naval cordon.
Good work by the brave soldiers of the IDF. The OVERWHELMING majority of American Jews support you!
“Hinei Loi Yonim V’loi Yishon Shom’air Yisroel”
Yes you read my mind. Just looking at these pictures, one gets a new appreciation and admiration for the brave Israeli soldiers who put their lives on the line to protect Jews everywhere. May Hashem watch over them them and help them be Matzliach and safe always!