Israel Defense Forces troops positioned near the Gaza Strip border escaped unharmed on Monday after a bomb apparently planted by Palestinian militants exploded close to the security fence at the border. The explosion occurred after a wagon rolled over the bomb some 60 meters from the fence, near Moshav Nativ Ha'asarah.
The incident comes after a weekend of clashes along the border. An IDF soldier was moderately wounded on Friday when a Palestinian sniper opened fire on troops securing the road near Kibbutz Nirim, where there had been an infiltration attempt earlier in the day.
The soldier, a tracker in the Givati Brigade, was transported to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva for treatment.
IDF troops killed the two Palestinians who earlier that day nfiltrated from Gaza, apparently with the intention of carrying out terror attacks in Israel.
The infiltrators successfully crossed the border and advanced several dozen meters into Israeli territory before they encountered IDF troops from the Givati Brigade and the armored corps. The troops opened fire and killed the militants.