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

Record ID: 1427608

  • Title: Israeli military fires at militants at Gaza border, Palestinians say three killed
  • Date: 18th August 2019
  • Summary: BEIT LAHIYA, GAZA (AUGUST 18, 2019) (REUTERS) BROTHER OF ONE OF THE PALESTINIANS KILLED BY ISRAELI FORCES CRYING AT MORGUE PEOPLE MOVING BODY IN WHITE COVER PEOPLE MOVING UNCLE OF ONE OF THE KILLED PALESTINIANS AFTER HE FAINTED BROTHER CRYING MAN CRYING PEOPLE AT MORGUE PEOPLE OUTSIDE MORGUE RELATIVES OF KILLED PALESTINIANS CRYING PEOPLE AND AMBULANCE OUTSIDE HOSPITAL RELATIVE OF KILLED PALESTINIAN CRYING EXTERIOR OF MORGUE
  • Embargoed: 1st September 2019 08:09
  • Keywords: Israel Palestinians Gaza border shelling violence rocket
  • Location: BEIT LAHIYA, GAZA / SDEROT, ISRAEL
  • City: BEIT LAHIYA, GAZA / SDEROT, ISRAEL
  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA001ASQV2H3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinian gunmen as they tried to cross the Gaza border, the military said on Sunday (August 18). 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 towards them," the military said in a written statement.
    Palestinian medics said they retrieved three bodies from the site and Gaza hospital officials said a fourth man was injured.
    The incident happened overnight between Saturday and Sunday, shortly after three rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel, one of them landing in a town near the border, according to the Israeli military and police.
    There was no immediate comment from any of the major armed groups in Gaza. No Israelis were hurt.
    Gaza is ruled by the Islamist group Hamas, which has fought three wars with Israel over the past decade.
    Israel pulled its troops and settlers from the territory in 2005 but keeps the enclave under a blockade, citing security concerns. Tensions along the border are high with frequent fatalities.
    (Production: Arafat Barbakh, Mohammad shana, Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh)
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