Two Palestinian youths were killed on Sunday after being targeted by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stationed near the border fence east if Khuza’a town in the southern Gaza Strip.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health the two martyrs were identified as Bahaa Qdeih 23 and Mohammed Abu Reida 20.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF fired a shell at a group of Palestinian youths near the border fence east of Abu Reida neighborhood in Khuza’a.
According to the PIC reporter the IOF heavily opened fire at the ambulances and the Palestinian citizens who rushed to the scene to save them. He added that the medical staff were able to reach the youths more than half an hour after they were attacked.
A spokesman for the Israeli army claimed that the Israeli forces were able to kill two of three Palestinians who attempted to cross the border fence with intention to damage security infrastructure.
