A Palestinian man was shot and killed by IDF soldiers along the border of the central Gaza Strip on Thursday.
Reports from Gaza claimed that the Palestinian, identified as 41-year-old Muhammad Ammar from the Bureij refugee camp, was hunting for birds.
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IDF troops near on the border fence during Palestinian riots on the Gazan side in 2019
(Photo: Haim Horenstein)
The IDF said troops fired at the man after he was seen approaching the border with two other men in a suspicious way by IDF troops watching the area through surveillance cameras.
"IDF monitors saw three suspects approaching the security fence in the northern Gaza Strip, as one of them was seen digging in the ground while carrying a suspicious bag," the military said, without further clarifying.
"After he was spotted, IDF troops who were on the scene opened fire at the suspect."
The military said it was aware of the Palestinian reports that the man had been hit by the gunfire and died, but would not comment further.
The incident occurred just several hours after an operative for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group was killed by Israeli security forces overnight Thursday after he opened fire at them during a riot in the northern West Bank town of Burqin west of Jenin.
There were no casualties reported on the Israeli side. The assailant's weapon was seized.
The Palestinian was identified as 22-year-old Alaa Nasser Zayoud — a member of the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the terrorist movement.
Also on Thursday, A Palestinian woman was shot dead by police officers after she charged at them with a knife in the Old City in Jerusalem.
The suspect arrived at the scene coming out of the Temple Mount complex and approached Israeli police officers stationed next to the Old City's Chain Gate. She then pulled out a knife and attempted to stab them. The cops opened fire in response, killing her. No police officers were injured in the incident.
The woman was identified by Palestinian reports as Esra Khuzaymah, a 30-year-old resident of the West Bank town of Qabatiya near Jenin.