Officer, soldier lightly wounded by Gaza gunfire

Troops were on routine patrol along the border

An infantry soldier on the Israel-Gaza border at the height of Operation Cast Lead, Jan 6 2009. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
An infantry soldier on the Israel-Gaza border at the height of Operation Cast Lead, Jan 6 2009. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

An army officer and a soldier were lightly wounded by apparent sniper fire along the Gaza border on Wednesday afternoon.

The solders were taken to Beersheba’s Soroka Hospital for treatment.

Soldiers, who were on routine patrol according to Ynet News, returned fire.

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