3 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Skirmish
Israeli Defense Force (IDF) troops reported killing three Palestinians during a military operation near Khan Yunis, a Gaza town, on Thursday. IDF soldiers have been stationed at the central Gaza Strip since Wednesday evening to conduct sweeps for weapons. According to the soldiers, the three Palestinians were gunmen who opened fire on them first. The encounter happened less than 24 hours after the soldiers were warned about terrorists by defense officials. The terrorists were said to have crossed through Rafah when Egyptian authorities allowed 350 Egyptians stuck in Gaza to come home through the Rafah terminal on the Egypt-Gaza border. IDF troops also arrested six Palestinian terrorist suspects during Wednesday evening.