Israeli soldiers killed three militants and wounded several other Palestinians in clashes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the army and Palestinian medics said. A 14-year-old boy suffered head wounds during an Israeli tank raid, medics said. Several other civilians were also hurt.
Palestinian medics said three members of the Islamic Jihad militant group were killed as they approached the border fence with Israel near the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis. An army spokesman said the men were seen carrying large bags and were "acting in a suspicious manner".
Israeli tanks moved into the eastern Gaza Strip overnight and troops seized five Palestinian militants after clashing with fighters there, the army said.
Witnesses said the tanks, supported by unmanned drones in the sky, entered eastern Gaza near the Karni crossing, the main terminal for goods entering and leaving the densely populated strip. At least three Palestinian fighters in eastern Gaza were wounded when they were hit by a missile fired by one of the drones.