A witness confirmed Israeli tanks and bulldozers had tried to enter the area.
GAZA CITY (AFP) - An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the territory s Hamas-run health ministry said.
"Three martyrs have died in a Zionist (Israeli) strike," ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP.
The three were members of the Al-Quds Brigades, a statement from the group said.
It said they had been killed after firing mortars in a bid to try and prevent "an Israeli incursion east of Khan Yunis."
A witness confirmed Israeli tanks and bulldozers had tried to enter the area.
The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out an air strike, targeting Islamic Jihad militants who had fired at troops.
"Moments ago, terrorists affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the southern Gaza Strip fired a mortar shell at IDF (army) forces. An IAF aircraft responded immediately in order to prevent further attacks on Israeli civilians and targeted the terrorist squad," it said.
"Direct hits were confirmed."
The air strike came just hours after an unmanned aircraft of the sort Israel uses for surveillance and missile strikes crashed in the same area, just east of Khan Yunis.
It was unclear if the two incidents were related.
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"Three martyrs have died in a Zionist (Israeli) strike," ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP.
The three were members of the Al-Quds Brigades, a statement from the group said.
It said they had been killed after firing mortars in a bid to try and prevent "an Israeli incursion east of Khan Yunis."
A witness confirmed Israeli tanks and bulldozers had tried to enter the area.
The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out an air strike, targeting Islamic Jihad militants who had fired at troops.
"Moments ago, terrorists affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the southern Gaza Strip fired a mortar shell at IDF (army) forces. An IAF aircraft responded immediately in order to prevent further attacks on Israeli civilians and targeted the terrorist squad," it said.
"Direct hits were confirmed."
The air strike came just hours after an unmanned aircraft of the sort Israel uses for surveillance and missile strikes crashed in the same area, just east of Khan Yunis.
It was unclear if the two incidents were related.
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