The Karni border crossing attack was a

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on January 13, 2005, at the pedestrian/

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Karni Crossing The Karni Crossing ( ar, معبر كارني or معبر المنطار, he, מעבר קרני) was a cargo terminal on the Israel-Gaza Strip barrier located in the north-eastern end of the Gaza Strip and was opened in 1994 to allow Palestini ...

located on the

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. Six Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and five Israelis were injured in the attack.

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, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the

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claimed joint responsibility for the attack.

Attack

On Thursday, January 13, 2005, at around 22:45 pm, a squad of three Palestinians militants armed with

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s and

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s, parked a truck loaded with a 200-pound explosive device, on the Palestinian side of the fence near an iron door that separates the Israeli and Palestinian sides at the

checkpoint. At 22:45 pm the squad detonated the explosives which created a hole through the iron door. Immediately afterwards the militants penetrated into the Israeli side of the Karni crossing through the hole in the iron door. The militant squad threw grenades and fired their assault weapons at the Israeli civilians on the site. During the attack the Palestinian militant squad managed to kill 6 Israeli civilians (truck drivers and workers of the Port Authority) and in addition managed to injure five Israeli civilians. The following exchange of fire between the Israeli soldiers stationed at the site and the Palestinian militants resulted in the killing of all three attackers.

Perpetrators

Three Palestinian militant groups claimed joint responsibility for the attack, including

, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the

. After the attack, Abu Abir, a spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees, stated to the press, "the attack is a continuation of the resistance."

Official reactions

Israeli officials stated, "The prime minister has ordered suspension of all contacts with Palestinian Authority representatives and the closure of all Gaza terminals until real steps are taken against terrorist acts." Newly-elected President of the Palestinian National Authority

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condemned the attack.

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References

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Attack

Perpetrators

Official reactions

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