GAZA city, Palestinian territories (AFP) – a isrælie tank wounded eleven Palestinians, two critically, when it opened fire on a group of militant to the East of Gaza City on Wednesday, an emergency services spokesman said.
"Eleven Palestinians were injured in the tank shell in an area east of Gaza City. Two of them are in critical condition, "told Adham Abu Selmiya of Hamas-Run rescue service AFP, said they had taken to the city's Shifa hospital.
Three of the injured were militant from Al day of Quds Brigade, the armed wing of the radical Islamic Jihad movement, a statement from the group said.
"Three of our fighters were injured while fired two mortar-shells against isrælske tanks operating in (Gaza) edge," said the statement.
The isrælske army said troops opened fire after coming under attack.
"This morning an Israel Army force was employed with a regular patrol along the border between Gaza when an explosive device was been detonated near the force and a mortar shell fired at it," said a military spokeswoman.
"The strength spotted more terrorists and opened fire on them, identify a hit," she said, adding that the militant had placed 12 bombs along the border fence in the last two months.
After the event, All day of Quds Brigade said it fired three mortars in Israel, targeting Kibbutz Nahal Oz, East of Gaza City. The military confirmed mortars had fallen in the region, without causing damage.
Israel public radio said one of mortars hit a football field.
In a separate incident was another two moderate Palestinians wounded by gunfire isrælske by the collecting gravel North of the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border, he said.
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