The IDF soldier killed by Arab terrorists Tuesday night has been identified as Sergeant Saif Bisan, 21, of the Druze village Jeet in the Galilee. Two other soldiers from the elite Egoz unit were flown to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva, where they are being treated for light to moderate wounds.
Two terrorists were killed in the clash near the separation barrier in southern Gaza. The unit crossed the barrier to prevent sniper fire at neighboring kibbutz farm workers. Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists said they fired mortars shells and rocket-propelled grenades at the soldiers. They said only one terrorist died, but other reports said IDF soldiers killed two of their members.