The soldiers had been planting explosives as part of a plan to demolish Palestinian neighborhoods close to the border when Gazan militants fired on them, according to Israeli officials.
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Widening Mideast Crisis : Blast That Killed About 20 Soldiers Linked to Israeli Effort to Create Gaza Buffer Zone