2002 Kissufim tank ambush

2002 incident in Gaza yes On September 5, 2002, during the Second Intifada, an Israeli Merkava II tank was driving along a dirt road near the Kissufim crossing following figures identified as "suspicious" when it was blown up by a 100-kilogram bomb buried under the road.Sgt. Aviad Dotan http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/ForeignPolicy/Terrorism/Victims/Pages/Sgt%20Aviad%20Dotan.aspx 5 August 2015 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs 5 September 2002 One soldier was killed instantly, while three soldiers were wounded. It took five hours to extricate the surviving soldiers from the burning tank.Anderson John Ward Israel Hits Suspected Bomb Shop In Gaza https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/09/06/israel-hits-suspected-bomb-shop-in-gaza/7db5b831-3e1a-4d57-ab1d-f6b346ff9715/ 5 August 2015 Washington Post 6 September 2002 The tank commander was blown out of the turret hatch but landed unharmed. http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=13522 IDF officer killed in shooting attack in northern Gaza Strip Tamara Traubman and Tsahar Rotem September 5, 2002 December 28, 2011 http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2002/2/Sgt+Aviad+Dotan.htm Sgt. Aviad Dotan September 5, 2002 December 28, 2011Traubman Tamara https://www.haaretz.com/beta/iaf-helicopters-strike-in-gaza-2-soldiers-killed-in-strip-1.34986 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025348/http://www.haaretz.com/beta/iaf-helicopters-strike-in-gaza-2-soldiers-killed-in-strip-1.34986 dead September 24, 2015 IAF Helicopters Strike in Gaza; 2 Soldiers Killed in Strip 5 August 2015 Haaretz 5 September 2002 It was the third deadly Palestinian assault on an Israeli tank in 2002. According to the Israel Defense Forces, the incident began on the previous night, when anti-tank missiles were fired at an army post. Soldiers and the tank were sent to search for the rocket launchers, and militants detonated the bomb under the tank. An Arab umbrella group dominated by Yasser Arafat's Fatah organization claimed responsibility, stating, "This operation came to prove that Palestinian fighters are capable of reaching everywhere. Response Israel responded to the ambush by launching a helicopter missile strike at a metal workshop or foundry being used as a bomb factory in Khan Younis. The bomb-making factory was empty when it was targeted; there were no casualties.MacAskill Ewen Israelis foil big car bomb attack https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/sep/06/israel1 5 August 2015 The Guardian 6 September 2002Collins Dan Israel Thwarts Massive Bombing CBS 5 September 2002Israel prevents huge terror blast http://www.sptimes.com/2002/09/06/news_pf/Worldandnation/Israel_prevents_huge_.shtml 5 August 2015 AP St. Petersburg Times 6 September 2012 Israel's defense minister, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, stated that Israel would not return occupied areas of the Gaza Strip to the control of the Palestinian Authority, as it had pledged to do the previous month. References 2 External links Israel Category:Second Intifada Category:2002 in Palestine Category:2002 in the Gaza Strip Category:September 2002 in Asia Category:Ambushes of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Category:2002 conflicts Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Israel Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 2002