Israeli strike on Gaza kills 3 Palestinian militants
May 27, 2018 | 5:30 AM
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JERUSALEM — The Israeli military struck a Gaza observation post on Sunday, killing three Palestinian militants after the troops found a bomb planted along the border.
The military said a tank fired a shell at the militant position in southern Gaza after Israeli troops detonated an explosive device found along the security fence with Gaza that was meant to harm soldiers patrolling the frontier.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said three people were killed, and the Islamic Jihad militant group identified them as its members.
Gaza militants regularly plant explosives near the sensitive frontier, occasionally harming Israeli soldiers. On Saturday, militants briefly infiltrated Israel and set a fire. In response, Israel struck Hamas positions.
