On September 5, 2002, during the Second Intifada, a Merkava II tank was driving along a dirt road near the Kissufim crossing following figures identified as "suspicious" when it was blown up by a 100-kilogram bomb buried under the road.[1] Sgt. Aviad Dotan (21) of Nir Galim was killed instantly; three soldiers were wounded. It took five hours to extricate the surviving soldiers from the burning tank.[1][2]
The tank commander was blown out of the turret hatch but landed unharmed.[1][3][4][5] It was the third deadly Palestinian assault on an Israeli tank in 2002.[5]
According to the Israel Defense Forces, the incident began on the previous night, when anti-tank missiles were fired at an army post.[2][5] Soldiers and the tank were sent to search for the rocket launchers, and militants detonated the bomb under the tank.[2][5]
An Arab umbrella group dominated by Yasser Arafat's Fatah organization claimed responsibility, stating, "This operation came to prove that Palestinian fighters are capable of reaching everywhere.[2][5]
^ abc"Sgt. Aviad Dotan". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
^ abcdAnderson, John Ward (6 September 2002). "Israel Hits Suspected Bomb Shop In Gaza". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
^Tamara Traubman and Tsahar Rotem (September 5, 2002). "IDF officer killed in shooting attack in northern Gaza Strip". Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^"Sgt. Aviad Dotan". September 5, 2002. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^ abcdeTraubman, Tamara (5 September 2002). "IAF Helicopters Strike in Gaza; 2 Soldiers Killed in Strip". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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