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IDF kills Palestinian terrorist trying to breach Gaza border

Israeli troops open fire on two Palestinians infiltrating Israel-Gaza border • One suspect flees back into Gaza, the other is killed, found to be carrying an ax • IDF on high alert, increases deployment near border ahead of “Naksa Day” protests on Tuesday.

Gazans at the border with southern Israel as part of weekly Friday protests, May 4, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90
Gazans at the border with southern Israel as part of weekly Friday protests, May 4, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90

Israeli security forces on Monday shot and killed a terrorist trying ‎to breach the Gaza border.‎

The Israel Defense Forces reported that two Palestinians were attempting to cross the security ‎fence when troops patrolling the area spotted them and opened fire. ‎One of the terrorists fled back into Gaza. The Palestinian who was ‎killed was found to be carrying an ax. ‎

On Sunday, several Palestinians managed to breach the border fence. They vandalized equipment belonging to a civilian ‎contractor working near the fence before fleeing back into Gaza, according to the IDF. The damage they caused was minimal. ‎

There was no immediate comment from Palestinian officials on the incident, which comes at a time of renewed violence along the Israel-Gaza frontier.

The series of border breaches comes ahead of “Naksa Day” on Tuesday, when the ‎Palestinians mourn the Arab ‎defeat in the 1967 ‎Six-Day ‎War. ‏Hamas has called for mass protests on the border and urged ‎Gazans to rush the security fence.‎

The military is on high alert and has increased its deployment along the border in ‎preparation for Tuesday. ‎

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