Gaza blast hits Israeli army post

PALESTINIAN militants set off a huge explosion at an Israeli army outpost in the Gaza Strip yesterday, causing a concrete building to collapse.

Paramedics reported at least 30 casualties and Arab TV stations said at least five Israeli soldiers were killed.

The attackers apparently dug a tunnel to reach the outpost and detonate the explosive. The blast went off at the Gush Katif junction, near a bloc of Jewish settlements.