Israeli Soldier, Civilian Killed by Palestinian Mortars

(Ha'aretz) Ilan Lior and Gili Cohen - Pvt. Yosef Nachman Partok, 18, of Immanuel was killed on Tuesday by a mortar shell fired from Gaza while helping guard an Israeli community. Eliyan Salem el-Nabari, a Bedouin who was a Defense Ministry worker, was killed in a separate mortar attack. In two other incidents, 12 soldiers were wounded. Altogether some 30 Israelis were wounded by rockets fired from Gaza on Tuesday. About 100 rockets landed in Israel on Tuesday, 14 of them in populated areas. The Iron Dome system intercepted 51 rockets.


2012-11-21 00:00:00

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