Congratulations, IDF!
Israeli troops foil suicide car bombing
Israeli soldiers have thwarted an attempted car bombing against the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom in the Gaza Strip, military sources say.
Soldiers in a military vehicle gave chase after a Palestinian jeep disguised as an Israeli car and decorated with an Israeli flag approached the settlement.
Sources say suspecting an attack, the soldiers opened fire at the vehicle and it exploded.
The blast has wounded four soldiers, one seriously.
The militant group Hamas claims responsibility for the attack.
It identifies the bomber as Tareq Hmaid, 24, from central Gaza’s Nusseirat refugee camp.
Hamas says he has been killed in the blast.
“A military vehicle chased the jeep bomb. They fired at it and hit it and the jeep bomb blew up,” Israel Radio said.
The attack took place a day after tens of thousands of Israelis attended Independence Day celebrations at Gaza’s Gush Katif settlement bloc to protest against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plans to evacuate Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip.
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