Hamas dedicates fire on TA to slain Egyptian soldiers

Hamas says it dedicates the rocket fire on Tel Aviv and the Gush Dan region to the 16 Egyptian soldiers killed in the August 2012 attack in which Gaza-based Palestinian terrorists commandeered two Egyptian armored vehicles before attempting to cross into Israel.

The attackers were stopped by the IDF and the air force, and several terrorists were killed. At least 16 Egyptian soldiers — some reports spoke of 20 — were killed and seven injured by the terrorists at the start of the attempted infiltration, which began with an armed assault on an Egyptian military position on the border.

After gunning down the Egyptian soldiers, the terrorists commandeered the two Egyptian vehicles, and tried to smash through the border into Israel at the Kerem Shalom crossing, reportedly firing as they moved. The first vehicle was said to have exploded on the Egyptian side of the border crossing. The second vehicle moved towards Israel and the IAF blew it up. Conflicting initial reports spoke of three to six terrorists who were killed by Israeli army troops, the Army Spokesman said.