4 Israelis Killed as Palestinians Attack at Erez Checkpoint

World | June 8, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
4 Israelis Killed as Palestinians Attack at Erez Checkpoint Palestinian supporters of the militant Islamic Hamas movement shout slogans as they marched at the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo by AFP

In the first deadly attack on Israelis since last week's Mideast summit, three Palestinians sneaked into an army post Sunday and killed four Israelis before being killed by troops. The Palestinians were disguised as Israeli soldiers. Three armed groups - Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade - claimed joint responsibility for the shooting. A leaflet gave the names of the gunmen, all in their early 20s, one from each group. The deaths brought to at least 3,288 the number of people killed since the September 2000 outbreak of the Palestinian uprising, including 2,482 Palestinians and 746 Israelis, according to an AFP count.

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