13 May 2010. Update Google photos of Kerem Crossing.
26 June 2006
Associated Press, June 25, 2006:
Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel through a tunnel early Sunday, June 25, 2006, attacking a military post and killing two soldiers before soldiers shot dead three gunmen, the army, militants and witnesses said. Also one Israeli soldier was missing after the attack, the army said. The small Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the attack, saying militants from the ruling Hamas group and from a previously unknown group, the Islam Army, participated in the attack.
Attack Location http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/gaza_strip_may_2005.jpg (Cropped)
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Attack Location
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Kerem Shalom
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Dahanya
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Kerem Shalom Crossing (Current Improvements Not Shown)
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Sufa Crossing
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Rafah Crossing
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Clouds of smoke and dust rise after Israeli troops blew up the tunnel used by Palestinian militants on Sunday to carry out an attack on a military post near Kibbutz Kerem Shalom in southern Israel, as seen from the Gaza Strip town of Rafah, Monday, June 26, 2006. The 800-yard tunnel started in Gaza and streched 300 yards into Israel. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) |
Israeli soldiers watch as smoke rises during a controlled explosion set off Monday, June 26, 2006, by the Israeli army to seal the tunnel used by Palestinian militants yesterday to carry out an attack on a military post near Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, just outside the Gaza Strip, southern Israel. Israel on Monday awaited the results of massive diplomatic efforts to free the captive Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip, before embarking on a large military operation. Shalit was abducted during the pre-dawn raid by Palestinian gunmen using the tunnel Sunday near a Gaza border crossing. Two Israeli soldiers and three Palestinian militants were killed in the attack. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) |
An Israeli tank maneuvers at a gathering point near Kibbutz Mefalsim southern Israel, Monday, June 26, 2006. With Israel massing tanks and infantry troops along the border with the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said he has authorized a "broad and ongoing" operation against Palestinian militants following the abduction of an Israeli soldier.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) |
A wounded Israeli soldier is wheeled into the Soroka hospital in the southern Israeli town of Beersheva Sunday June 25, 2006. Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel through a tunnel early Sunday, attacking a military post the army, militants and witnesses said. The small Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the attack, saying militants from the ruling Hamas group and from a previously unknown group, the Islam Army, participated in the attack. Abu Radwan, a spokesman for the PRC, said "there is a large number of fatalities and wounded among the enemy".(AP Photo/Dudu Grunshpan). ** ISRAEL OUT ** |
Israeli soldiers remove the bodies of two dead comrades after an attack by Palestinian militants at a military post near kibbutz Kerem Shalom, just outside the Gaza Strip, Sunday June 25, 2006. Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel through a tunnel early Sunday, attacking a military post and killing two soldiers before soldiers shot dead three gunmen, the army, militants and witnesses said. Also one Israeli soldier was missing after the attack, the army said. The small Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the attack, saying militants from the ruling Hamas group and from a previously unknown group, the Islam Army, participated in the attack. In the background the control tower of the closed Gaza airport in the outskirts of the Palestinian town of Rafah. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) |
Israeli soldiers remove the bodies of two dead comrades at a military post near kibbutz Kerem Shalom, just outside the Gaza Strip, Sunday June 25, 2006. Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel through a tunnel early Sunday, attacking a military post and killing two soldiers before soldiers shot dead three gunmen, the army, militants and witnesses said. The small Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the attack, saying militants from the ruling Hamas group and from a previously unknown group, the Islam Army, participated in the attack. Abu Radwan, a spokesman for the PRC, said "there is a large number of fatalities and wounded among the enemy".(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) |
Israeli troops arrive to the site of an attack by Palestinian militants at a military post near kibbutz Kerem Shalom, just outside the Gaza Strip, Sunday June 25, 2006. Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel through a tunnel early Sunday, attacking a military post and killing two soldiers before soldiers shot dead three gunmen, the army, militants and witnesses said. Also one Israeli soldier was missing after the attack, the army said. The small Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the attack, saying militants from the ruling Hamas group and from a previously unknown group, the Islam Army, participated in the attack. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) |
Israeli soldiers remove the bodies of two dead comrades after an attack by Palestinian militants at a military post near kibbutz Kerem Shalom, just outside the Gaza Strip, Sunday June 25, 2006. Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel through a tunnel early Sunday, attacking a military post and killing two soldiers before soldiers shot dead three gunmen, the army, militants and witnesses said. Also one Israeli soldier was missing after the attack, the army said.. The small Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the atta |