Palestinian boys killed by Israeli army
Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian boys near the Gaza-Israel border fence today, Palestinian security and doctors said.
The boys were not immediately identified, and doctors estimated their ages anywhere between 10 and 13.
The Israeli army spokesman confirmed that soldiers shot at several Palestinians who were spotted crawling “in a suspicious manner” toward the fence near the town of Beit Lahiya.
The Palestinians planted an object near the fence, possibly an explosive, and did not answer orders to stop moving toward the fence, the army said.
Soldiers saw three Palestinians being hit, the army spokesman’s office said. One of them was slightly injured and was taken to Israel for treatment, the army said. He was not armed. Military officials did not give the age of the injured boy.
