Four Israeli Soldiers Killed in Attack on IDF Outpost in Northern Gaza Strip
Three IDF reserve soldiers and one warrant officer were killed this morning in a terrorist attack on an IDF outpost in
the Erez industrial area situated in the Northern Gaza Strip. Four more soldiers were wounded in the attack, one
moderately, and three others lightly. The families of the casualties have been notified.
An initial investigation indicates that three terrorists, wearing IDF uniforms and armed with Kalashnikovs and grenades,
infiltrated the outpost by first passing through the checkpoint for Palestinian laborers on their way to work in the
Erez industrial zone. They then crossed the fence and the wall separating the outpost from the industrial zone.
Having reached the entrance of the outpost, the terrorists opened fire and threw grenades at a warrant officer who was
standing outside, killing him. The terrorists continued to fire and killed two soldiers who were on guard duty at the
outpost gates.
The terrorists then managed to penetrate further into the outpost. They stood at a post from which they fired toward the
outpost's soldiers. One soldier was killed and four more were injured.
Soldiers from the outpost's first response team acted quickly, identified the terrorists' location, and killed them.
It should be noted that since the beginning of the current conflict, there have been 6 terrorist attacks at the Erez
crossing, and 3 terrorist attacks at other crossings in the Gaza Strip, including the attack at the Karni crossing two
months ago in which two Israeli civilians were killed.