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{{Infobox terrorist attack
|title=2004 IDF outpost bombing attack
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|partof=the [[Second Intifada]] militancy campaign
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|location=IDF outpost near the [[Philadelphi Route]], [[Southern District (Israel)|Southern District]], Israel
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|date=12 December 2004
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|type=Bombing attack, Shooting attack
|fatalities=5 IDF soldiers (+ 2 attackers)
|injuries=6 IDF soldiers
|perps=[[Hamas]]<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4090299.stm|work=BBC News|title=Five Israelis die in Gaza attack|date=13 December 2014}}</ref> and [[Fatah]]<ref name=autogenerated2 /> claimed joint responsibility
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The '''2004 IDF outpost bombing attack''' was an integrated attack carried out on 12 December 2004 by a Palestinian militant squad of the [[Izz al-Din al-Qassam]] military wing of [[Hamas]] and the [[Fatah Hawks]]<ref name=autogenerated2 /> (a military wing of [[Fatah]]) at an [[Israel Defense Forces]] outpost located on the [[Philadelphi Route|border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt]].

Five [[Bedouin]] IDF soldiers from the Desert Patrol Battalion were killed in the attack and six others were injured, and the outpost was totally destroyed. Two Palestinian militants were also killed during the attack.

== Preparations for the attack ==
Long before the attack occurred, Palestinian militants drilled an {{convert|800|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=autogenerated2 /> long tunnel which began from a hidden location within Palestinian homes located near the [[Philadelphi Route|security fence between the Gaza Strip and Egypt]]. From there the tunnel went under the border fence and reached a small Israeli military outpost located between the [[Gaza Strip]] and [[Egypt]]. The militants planted 1.5 metric tons explosives<ref name=autogenerated2 /> directly below the outpost.

== The attack ==
On Sunday, 12 December 2004, at c. 17:45 pm, the militants detonated two powerful explosions in two different locations, within a few minutes of each other. These explosions caused extensive damage and injured 11 soldiers.

Immediately after the explosions, two Palestinian militants stormed the outpost and began opening fire at the Israeli soldiers stationed at the outpost. The attackers managed to kill two IDF soldiers before they were killed themselves.<ref name=autogenerated2 />

Rescue Forces were summoned to the site assisted by helicopters, whom attempted to rescue the wounded. At this point a third explosion occurred within the outpost, which was an apparent attempt to get casualties among the rescue forces although it didn't cause any casualties or injuries.

Due to the continuous heavy barrage of mortar fire, the IDF rescue forces were only able to rescue the injured after a long while.

Five Bedouin IDF soldiers from the Desert Patrol Battalion were killed in the attack and six others were injured. Total destruction was caused to the outpost in the attack.

=== Victims ===
* Sergeant Adham Shehadeh, 20, from [[Tur'an]]<ref>[http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMO/Communication/IsraelUnderAttack/Rafah+terminal/victimadham.htm?DisplayMode=Search Sergeant Adham Shehadeh {{in lang|he}}]</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART/836/646.html|title=NRG - " "|access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>
* Sergeant Sa'id Jahaja, 19, from [[Ar'arat an-Naqab]]<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMO/Communication/IsraelUnderAttack/Rafah+terminal/victimsaid.htm?DisplayMode=Search Sergeant Sa'id Ghga {{in lang|he}}]</ref>
* Sergeant Aref Azbargah, 20, from [[Kuseife]]<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMO/Communication/IsraelUnderAttack/Rafah+terminal/victimharef.htm Sergeant Aref Azbergh {{in lang|he}}]</ref>
* Sergeant Tareq al-Ziadna, 20, from [[Rahat]]<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMO/Communication/IsraelUnderAttack/Rafah+terminal/victim+tark.htm Sergeant Tareq al-Ziad {{in lang|he}}]</ref>
* Sergeant Hussein Abu Leil, 23, from [[Ein Mahil]]<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART/836/848.html|title=NRG - : -|access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>

== The perpetrators ==
[[Hamas]] and [[Fatah]] claimed joint responsibility for the attack.

==Israel's reaction ==
{{Expand section|date=January 2012}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-12-12-gaza-blast_x.htm Five Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza checkpoint bombing] – published on 12 December 2004 on [[USA Today]]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4090299.stm Five Israelis die in Gaza attack] – published on 13 December 2004 on ''[[BBC News]]''

{{Terrorist attacks against Israelis in the 2000s}}
{{Palestinian militancy attacks in the 2000s}}

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[[Category:Explosions in 2004]]
[[Category:2004 in the Palestinian territories]]
[[Category:December 2004 events in Asia]]
[[Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Israel]]
[[Category:Al-Qassam Brigades Operations]]

IDF outpost bombing attack (December 2004) - Revision history

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