GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Four Palestinians were martyred byIsraeli military action in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, authorities in theenclave said.
Two of the Palestinians were shot dead during clashes along the frontierwhile two members from Hamas were killed in an air strike, the healthministry in Gaza said.
The Israeli army claimed the air strike was in retaliation for a shootingincident on the border that left its soldiers wounded.
Hamas confirmed two of the dead were members of its military wing andpledged to respond to what it called an “Israeli aggression”.
The Israeli military said it had hit a base belonging to Hamas after shotswere fired at its forces along the border.
The army said “one soldier was moderately injured, and another soldier waslightly injured” when they came under fire during renewed protests.
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Around 5,200 Palestinians had taken part in the demonstrations throughoutthe day.
Palestinians have participated in demonstrations along the Gaza border formore than a year, calling on Israel to ease its crippling blockade of theenclave.
At least 269 Palestinians have been martyred by Israeli fire since theprotests began in March 2018, the majority along the border.
Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in that period. -APP/AFP
