Sgt. Ophir Kitt, 19, of Jerusalem, will be buried at 2PM this afternoon in Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery, and Sgt. Aviv Izak, 19, of Kfar Saba, will be laid to rest three hours later in Kfar Saba. The two were killed on Friday when they went to offer help to a stuck jeep in the Dugit area of northern Gaza, at the behest of Palestinians in the area. The jeep then exploded, killing the two and injuring a third soldier who had remained in the army vehicle. Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said that the suicide terrorist had planned to carry out a much larger attack within Green-Line Israel; the jeep was prevented from passing through a roadblock that was in the midst of being dismantled. The roadblock was later replaced. Ophir\'s father said that he spoke with his son 15 minutes before the attack, and that his son told him, \"Abba, I\'m not afraid to die for the country if I have to.\" The family lost their older son to cancer at age 16 eight years ago; only one son, 16, now remains.



Following a fairly violent Friday afternoon and night, only one violent incident has been recorded in the past 24 hours: an explosion late last night near N\'vei Dekalim in Gush Katif, Gaza. Soldiers are combing the area.