5 IDF soldiers wounded, 1 seriously, by anti-tank missiles in Gaza

[bemildred]

An IDF soldier was seriously wounded, another moderately wounded and three lightly wounded in the Gaza Strip Saturday afternoon, by anti-tank missiles fired by Hamas combatants.

The soldiers were evacuated for medical treatment in Israeli hospitals.

Earlier Saturday, four troops from the IDF's Paratroopers Division were seriously wounded during clashes with Hamas gunmen close to Gaza City.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232100168111&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[bemildred]

1. Saturday morning IDF casualties caused by friendly fire

Four IDF soldiers who were injured in Gaza Saturday morning were apparently victims of friendly fire.

The wounded soldiers, belonging to a paratroopers unit operating in northern Gaza, were apparently fired upon by mortar fire from another paratroopers unit. (Hanan Greenberg)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3657643,00.html

[The Magistrate]

3. Is It Clear These Are Two Separate Incidents, Sir?

[bemildred]

5. Appears muddled to me Sir.

The proximity in time deserves consideration, but compels nothing.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

9. Not nearly enough to parse the events

[DogPoundPup]

2. An earlier report on Haaretz said this incident was caused by friendly fire

now they are sayaing it is anti-tank missle? How convenient, especially since they are the only ones there to say what really happened. NO JOURNALIST ALLOWED!

[ProgressiveProfessor]

7. Hamas has claimed they had new AT weapons.

And journalist would not be at the fire fights, so your canard is false

[Howardx]

10. your canard is false?

israel is allowing non israeli journalists in gaza now?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

11. The false canard was that journalists would have been on scene

to determine friendly fire from a AT missile.

[madmom]

4. At least they have a hospital to go to.

[High Plains]

6. That's bad. Hamas did it. Hamas is always to be criticized.

Not Israel.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

8. I don't see the report as critical, more of a box score