A Palestinian suicide bomber attacked Monday Erez crossing point into the Gaza Strip, detonating an explosive belt to wound two Israeli soldiers, reports said.
The bomber, who set off explosives around himself just before arriving at the checkpoint, was killed in the blast.
Two border police officers sustained minor wounds in the blast, the Jerusalem Post said, citing a report by the Israeli radio.
They received first aid at the scene of the explosion and were then transferred to Barzalai Hospital in Ashkelon.
The bomber was killed in the blast, said the paper.
No group has taken responsibility for the attack.
The attack is the second on the Israelis after warnings of revenge from Palestinians at the funeral of Mahmoud Abu Hanoud, a senior Hamas militant who was assassinated by Israeli forces on Friday.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians joined the leader's funeral procession, chanting ``Sharon, wait, revenge is coming soon,'' a reference to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, whose administration is accused of initiating the assassinations of around 60 Palestinians in the last several months – Albawaba.com
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