Palestinian and Israeli security sources said Saturday that Palestinian gunmen and Israeli soldiers traded fire near Gaza Strip-Israel borders east of the southern town of Khan Younis, wounding eight Palestinians, including two militants and six civilians.
Palestinian security sources told Xinhua that fierce armed clashes erupted east of Khan Younis between Palestinian fighters and an Israeli army force which was stationed at the borderline area, after Israeli troops fired several artillery shells at the area.
The armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, said in a joint statement sent to reporters that their militants clashed with Israeli soldiers in the area.
"Our fighters targeted four Israeli army jeeps and clashed with the Israeli army force using automatic machine guns and R.B.J. missiles," said the statement, adding that the Israeli forces fired artillery shells and helicopters opened fire at them, wounding two.
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