Earlier, three IDF soldiers were killed when a tank shell hit a building where they were operating against Hamas.
An IDF paratrooper was killed last night in Gaza. The army is investigating whether he was killed by friendly fire.
Separately, friendly fire killed three IDF troops in the northern Gaza Strip last night, killing three of them and wounding 23 others, including the Brigade commander.
The Golani Brigade commander, Colonel Avi Peled, oversaw the evacuation in the field. Only after all those injured were evacuated did the brigade commander seek medical attention for himself.
This morning, a Grad rocket fired by Hamas landed near a house in Gedera. A three month old baby was injured lightly, and two people were treated for shock.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on January 6, 2009
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