Militants from Gaza tried to stage a raid into Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, an attempt that highlighted Israel’s fears that Hamas still poses a threat to its border security despite the group’s diminished military capabilities since it led the attacks of Oct. 7.
A group of fighters crossed the first of two border fences between Israel and Gaza before encountering an Israeli patrol, engaging in a firefight and retreating further back into Gaza, Israel’s military said. One Israeli soldier was killed in the clash, and three militants were killed by Israeli drone and tank fire.
The militants were carrying rifles and rocket-propelled grenades and were trying to infiltrate in the area of Kerem Shalom, home to one of the major land crossings for bringing humanitarian aid into the beleaguered Gaza Strip, the military said.
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