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Israeli military fires on militants at Gaza border, Palestinians say three killed

The incident happened overnight between Saturday and Sunday, shortly after three rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel. [Reuters]

Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinian gunmen as they tried to cross the Gaza border, the military said on Sunday and Palestinian health officials said three of the men were killed.

“A short while ago, IDF (Israel Defence Forces) troops spotted a number of armed suspects adjacent to the security fence in the northern Gaza Strip. An IDF attack helicopter and a tank fired toward them,” the military said in a statement.

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