Israeli gunfire kills boy, 12

Gunfire from Israeli forces killed a Palestinian boy,12, in the Gaza Strip, local medics said, during border clashes between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants.

Militant group the Popular Resistance Committees, said its gunmen had confronted an Israeli force of four tanks and a bulldozer involved in a short-range incursion beyond Israel’s border fence with the Gaza Strip.

“Terrorists opened fire at Israeli Defence Forces soldiers while they were performing routine activity adjacent to the security fence,” an Israeli military spokeswoman said.

An Israeli military official said the soldiers responded by firing at “suspicious locations”.

Medics said the boy was hit by gun fire, either from Israeli helicopters or tanks.