First Israeli killed in rocket fire from Gaza: Army

AFP, Tuesday 15 Jul 2014

A rocket fired from Gaza killed an Israeli civilian on Tuesday, the army said, the first Israeli death in eight days of cross-border violence.

The man was fatally wounded near the Erez crossing into Gaza, the army said.

A spokesman for the Israeli emergency services told AFP the 38-year-old was delivering food to soldiers serving in the area.

Israeli bombs on Gaza killed close to 200 Palestinians so far.

*This story was edited by Ahram Online

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