Terrorists from the Gaza Strip fired at an engineering vehicle operating at noon (Wednesday) at the border near Kissufim. There were no casulalties.
In response, an IDF tank attacked a Hamas position.
The engineers were involved in clearing vegitation that was thought to have been used to conceal IEDs.
An IDF spokesman said: "A number of rounds were recently fired at an engineering vehicle during an operation near the Gaza strip. IDF tanks attacked a Hamas position in response."