Soldiers hurt in Gaza border crossing blast

Hamas militants drove two booby-trapped military vehicles into an Israeli border crossing with Gaza under the cover of morning fog today, detonating one and wounding 13 soldiers in one of Hamas’ most ambitious attempts to target Israelis since Israel’s pullout from Gaza in 2005.

The second booby-trapped vehicle was spotted by troops after the initial explosion and did not go off, the army said. During the attack, other militants fired mortars toward the area to provide cover.