During the fighting, a Palestinian sniper shot and killed an Ecuadoran volunteer who was working in a potato field at an Israeli Kibbutz (communal farm) about 100 meters from the Gaza border.

• 梅厄说：“我们在过去一个月中，并没有采取大规模的或新的军事行动。我们需要在那里行动，以便把狙击手和恐怖分子从边界上清除出去，确保平民的安全。大约有3万平民住在那个地区。”