Israeli forces opened fire on a group of Palestinian gunmen as they attempted to cross the Gaza border, with Palestinian health officials claiming three men were killed.
The IDF said an attack helicopter and a tank were used after officers spotted “a number of armed suspects adjacent to the security fence” in the northern Gaza Strip.
The men who died were named as 23-year-old Muhammad Abu Namus, 22-year-old Mahmoud al-Walida and Muhammad Taramsi, 21.
The strikes came after three rockets were launched at Israel from the coastal enclave earlier Saturday evening.