| A crack Israeli Merkava battle tank was destroyed for the second time in a month by Palestinians in an attack in Gaza Strip. Three of its crew were killed. Two other crew members of the tank which was guarding the road between Netzarim and the Karni crossing point between the eastern Gaza Strip and Israel were wounded in the bomb blast, the statement added. The attack was claimed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and dealt a new blow to the army, following a similar incident exactly a month ago in the same area. |