BBC NEWS | Middle East | Gaza militants launch Israel raid

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Gaza militants launch Israel raid: "Palestinian militants have launched a raid into Israel from the Gaza Strip.

The militants used an armoured jeep to burst through the Kissufim border crossing, and attacked a nearby Israeli army post, leading to a gun battle.

One of the attackers is reported to have been killed. The Israelis said they suffered no casualties.

The cross-border attack was the first since gunmen abducted an Israeli soldier, Corporal Gilad Shalit, almost a year ago.

The attack on the army post was launched by two Palestinian militant groups, Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade.

Four militants were involved, according to an Islamic Jihad spokesman.

After they broke through the border and began firing mortar rounds, heavy fighting broke out and lasted for three hours." Read complete post here.