Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, May 19, 2003
Bomber Wounds 3 Israeli Soldiers in Southern Gaza
Three Israeli soldiers were injured when a Palestinian suicide bomber driving a motorbike blew himself up early Monday near an Israeli army roadblock closed to the Jewish settlement of Kfar Daroum in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and Israeli sources said.
Three Israeli soldiers were injured when a Palestinian suicide bomber driving a motorbike blew himself up early Monday near an Israeli army roadblock closed to the Jewish settlement of Kfar Daroum in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and Israeli sources said.
Idel Dein Al Qassam, the armed wing of Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing attack.
A representative of Idel Dein Al Qassam called several reporters in Gaza and informed them that his group is responsible, and a leaflet would be issued soon with more details, including the name of the bomber who was killed.
Three Israeli soldiers were injured in the attack. The fragments of the bomb lightly injured one soldier and the other two lost their hearing, Israeli sources said.