Soldiers were hit while guarding heavy machinery, tanks and excavators
Jerusalem:
Israel’s military said a series of rockets fired early Sunday from the besieged Gaza Strip toward the Kerem Shalom border crossing killed three soldiers and injured a dozen others.
Three of the 12 injured were in serious condition, the military told AFP.
The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas previously claimed responsibility for the rocket attack, which prompted Israeli authorities to close the crossing, used to deliver aid to Gaza.
The military said 14 rockets were fired at the crossing from an area adjacent to the Rafah crossing.
In response, the Air Force carried out a rapid response and destroyed the launchers from which the projectiles were fired, military spokesman Peter Lerner told journalists in an online briefing.
“It is a very serious event from our point of view, it is unacceptable, and the IDF (army) is investigating why the soldiers were killed while the siren was sounding,” he said.
The army was “not aware of any interception taking place” during the attack, he said.
“The Air Force will investigate exactly what happened,” Lerner added.
The soldiers were hit while guarding heavy machinery, tanks and excavators parked in the area.
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