Bomb blast damages Israeli tank north of Gaza Strip

The tank crew was unhurt by the blast which hit their vehicle Tuesday, April 29, between the Gaza border and Netiv Ha’asara. debkafile‘s military sources report that the incident demonstrates once again that Palestinian terrorists have no difficulty in breaching the Gazan border and fighting on both sides of the barrier. Tuesday morning, Palestinians in Gaza fired heavy 120mm mortars at the Israeli border locations of Kissufim and Nahal Oz. Thirteen Qassam missiles from Gaza hit a house in Sderot and started several fires in Kibbutz Gevim. Ten people were treated for shock.