Israeli troops killed a Palestinian fighter and wounded another during a gunbattle at a Jewish settlement on the Gaza Strip today.
The Israeli army said no soldiers or residents of the Kfar Darom settlement in southern Gaza were wounded in the attack.
The gunfight began when three militants shot at an army post in the settlement from the nearby Palestinian town of Deir al Balah. The soldiers fired back, killing one of the militants and wounding a second militant in the leg, the army said.
The army said the dead militant had eight ammunition magazines on his body, which initially led them to believe that he was wearing an explosives belt.
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Islamic Jihad identified the dead attacker as a member of the militant group.
AP