Israeli soldier killed, Gaza truce breached

This is typical of the Palestinians , hit and run terrorism ! Of course it wasn't Hamas or any other Known group that did this ! that's what they used to say back when the suicide bombers were an almost everyday ordeal ! the cease fire will hold for now , But I can see this happening more often !

GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli soldier was reported killed close to the border with the Gaza Strip Tuesday in what Palestinians said appeared to have been an attack by militants in breach of ceasefire declarations made over a week ago.

In the same area, a Palestinian was later killed by Israeli fire, local medics said. They said the man was a farmer.

The Israeli military, which maintains censorship on its casualties until next of kin are informed, said a bomb went off close to forces on the Israeli side of the border fence near the Kissufim crossing in the central Gaza Strip.

It declined to comment on casualties but Al Arabiya television said one soldier was killed and three were wounded.

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Palestinians living near Kissufim crossing told Reuters they had seen a small group of gunmen, numbering two or three, moving toward the border fence early in the morning mist. They later heard explosions and gunfire shortly after 8 a.m. (0600 GMT).

They did not see gunmen return.
Neither the ruling Hamas Islamist movement nor any of its allied militant groups made a claim of responsibility. Among the most prominent other groups are Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees, both of which had agreed to a ceasefire.

Residents later saw Israeli helicopter gunships in the air and Israeli infantry moving inside the Gaza Strip. About a kilometer (half a mile) to the south of Kissufim, Israeli fire killed the 27-year-old man, Palestinian medics said.