Gaza terrorists fired on IDF soldiers on Thursday evening along the security fence opposite central Gaza. IDF soldiers responded with guns and mortar fire. No soldiers were wounded.
Gaza sources reported that a 17-year-old young woman was killed and 11 others were wounded in the El-Burej and Johar Ad-Dayak area. Earlier reports stated that the deceased was a three-year-old child.
IDF officials said the incident is under investigation. Soldiers did not report hitting any persons, they said.
Relatively few attacks have been reported in the Gaza area since the conclusion of Operation Cast Lead, in which the IDF killed hundreds of Hamas terrorists and destroyed much of the organization's infrastructure in Gaza. However, intermittent attacks have taken place in recent months, including rocket and mortar shell attacks and a recent attempted kidnapping.
On Monday of this week terrorists attempted to plant a bomb near the Karni crossing in Gaza. Soldiers fired at the group.
Earlier on Monday terrorists in northern Gaza fired a mortar shell at Israeli communities in the western Negev. The shell did not cause injuries or damage.