Israeli soldier, Palestinian farmer killed near Gaza

Published January 27th, 2009 - 12:42 GMT

An Israeli soldier was killed and another three soldiers were injured in a bomb attack near Gaza on Tuesday morning.

Sources said the incident happened when anti-tank missiles were fired at Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers near the Kissufim border crossing into the middle part of the Hamas-ruled enclave.

It was the first deadly attack by Palestinian militants since a cease-fire went into effect in the coastal strip 10 days ago.

A Palestinian farmer was reportedly killed in ensuing clashes between the Israeli soldiers and Gaza militants in the area.