Israeli army kills Palestinian militant in Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian militant firing grenades
into Israel from the northern Gaza Strip was killed by the
Israeli army on Monday, an army spokesman and the Islamic Jihad
militant group said.

Palestinian sources said another militant was wounded by
Israeli fire at a field frequently used by militants to shoot
rockets at Israel.

Islamic Jihad said the militants were firing
rocket-propelled grenades into Israel when the army opened fire
on them.

An Israeli army spokesman said Israel had “specific inside
information” that the militants intended to carry out an attack
on Israeli targets.

“We fired at them, including from the air, and we saw that
they were hit,” the army spokesman said.

Residents reported hearing an explosion and gunfire. The
army spokesman said the gunmen returned fire but hurt no one.

Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip last year after a
38-year occupation. Its soldiers and Palestinian militants
regularly clash along the Gaza-Israel border.

Israeli security forces are on high alert ahead of a
general election on Tuesday.