Blindfolded Palestinians, detained during an operation in al-Bureij refugee camp in Gaza, are guided by Israeli soldiers at the military base just outside the Gaza Strip July 12, 2007. Israel lost its first soldier in combat in nine months on Thursday in a confrontation with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, where the Islamist group seized control over rival Palestinian factions a month ago. In the clash, which fell on the anniversary of the start of Israel's war with Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas a year ago, two Palestinian gunmen also were wounded.