Three Israeli soldiers were killed and 12 injured on Sunday by rockets fired by the armed wing of Hamas around Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for humanitarian aid from Israel to the Gaza Strip, the AFP told AFP. Israeli army.
Among the injured, “three soldiers are seriously” affected, she said. The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility for the shots, which led Israel to close the crossing used to transport aid to Gaza. The army said 14 rockets were fired at the crossing from an area adjacent to the Rafah crossing.
In response, the Air Force reacted quickly and destroyed the rocket launchers, military spokesman Peter Lerner told reporters at a news briefing. “This is a very serious event from our point of view, it is unacceptable, and the Israeli army is investigating why the soldiers were killed while the siren was sounding”, did he declare. The soldiers were hit while guarding tanks and bulldozers parked in the area, he said.