A Palestinian mother of two carried out a suicide bombing at the main border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip (news – web sites) Wednesday, killing four Israelis and wounding seven people. The militant Islamic group Hamas and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed joint responsibility for the bombing, which they said was to avenge Israel’s killing of Palestinian militants and civilians, and vowed to escalate attacks. The woman, identified as Hamas member Reem Al-Reyashi, 22, blew herself up in a terminal where Palestinian laborers from the fenced-in Strip were being put through Israeli security checks before entering a nearby industrial complex. Family members said she had a 3 1/2-year-old boy and a girl of 1 -1/2. Full Story
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