Jan. 27, 2009
A day after claiming it was seeking a year-long cease-fire, Hamas bombed an Israeli patrol, on the Israeli side of the border, killing one soldier and wounding three.
The powerful bomb was detonated under the soldiers' vehicle and was a flagrant violation of the cease-fire. Previous violations were the now acceptable mortars, many of which were launched at Israel last week, and various shootings at Israeli soldiers as they were on their way out of the Strip last week.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak called the incident "severe" and promised an Israeli response. The army said Hamas fired a rocket into the sea on Sunday to test the range of rockets still in its arsenal.
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