Second APC Philadelfi road ambush

In May 2004, two M113 APC:s were blown up while transporting explosives used for destroying Palestinian tunnels under the Palestinian-Egyptian border fence. On May 11, an APC went over a road-side bomb, killing its entire crew of six soldiers. The next day a second APC exploded after being hit by an RPG grenade. An IDF officer and four soldiers were killed an three soldiers were wounded in the incident.[1][2]

Israeli fatalities

References

  1. Amnon Barzilai (2004-05-17). "IDF urged to scrap APCs for transporting explosives". Haaretz. Retrieved Dec 28, 2011.
  2. Amnon Barzilai (2004-05-21). "Protection money". Haaretz. Retrieved Dec 28, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Victims of Palestinian Violence and Terrorism since September 2000". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved Dec 28, 2011.

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