2004 Erez Crossing bombing

2004 CE.

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The Erez Crossing bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing which occurred on January 14, 2004, at the Erez Crossing, a pedestrian and cargo terminal located on the Gaza–Israel barrier. Four Israelis and the suicide bomber were killed. Additionally, 10 people, including four Palestinians, were injured in the attack. The bomber was a 22-year-old Palestinian mother of two from Gaza named Reem Riyashi. Hamas and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed joint responsibility for the attack, stating that it was a response to weeks of Israeli incursions into West Bank cities that had left approximately 25 Palestinians dead.

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