| Thai worker killed in infiltration attempt at Gaza settlement
By Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
A foreign worker from Thailand died Monday afternoon of wounds sustained earlier in the day when a mortar was fired at the Kfar Darom settlement in the Gaza Strip during an infiltration attempt by Palestinian militants.
The man was hit in the chest by shrapnel from the mortar, as he worked in a greenhouse in the central Gaza settlement.
The man was taken to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva, after receiving emergency treatment at the scene.
IDF troops at the scene continued to exchange fire with the attacker after the wounded man had been evacuated.
Two Palestinian workers were moderately wounded by the return fire, Palestinians sources said. The workers received hospital treatement, medical workers said.
Palestinian sources said a group of militants had fired submachine guns and anti-tank missiles toward the greenhouses. They said Israel Defense Forces troops returned fire, hitting two Palestinian workers who live nearby.
Troops using helicopters and tracker dogs searched the area for the gunmen, residents said. They also closed the main road in the area. | |
