Isreal kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza

Palestinians have recovered the body of two men who were shot dead overnight by Israeli forces in northern Gaza, medics say.

Adham Abu Selmiya, the spokesman for Gaza health services, said an ambulance found the bodies of the two men on Thursday morning.

“Ambulance workers found the bodies of two Palestinian martyrs killed by Israeli military bullets east of Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip,” he told AFP.

An Israeli military spokeswoman has also confirmed the fatalities, saying the troops opened fire on two Palestinians near the Gaza border with Israel.

Palestinian rescue services were not able to reach the men until daylight on Thursday because the area is a no-go zone where Israeli soldiers regularly open fire on Palestinians.

Last week, Israeli forces killed another Palestinian and wounded 5 others in tank shelling and gunfire attack on Khan Yunis.

The Israeli military has repeatedly waged attacks on Gaza since its massive 22-day war on the territory at the turn of 2009. However, during this month, there has been a surge of violence along the Israeli-Gaza border.