Gaza City: Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire in Gaza in a flare-up
after soldiers were wounded by an explosive device along the Palestinian
enclaves border, Gaza medical sources said today.
The fatalities
were identified by the Gaza health ministry as Salam Sabah and Abdullah
Abu Sheikha, both 17, who were killed during a strike east of Rafah in
southern Gaza.
According to Palestinian eye witnesses, the two were killed by shots near the border.
The
Israeli army said that its forces had fired "warning shots" at a number
of Palestinians approaching the border fence "in a suspicious manner".
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