JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three members of Hamas' military wing, Israeli military sources said.
The sources said the airstrike targeted a terrorist cell that was planning to fire mortal shells into Israel, Ynetnews reported Wednesday.
A mortar shell fired from Gaza landed in the Kissufim area near Israel's border with the territory Tuesday, inflicting minor injuries on an Israeli soldier. A second soldier suffered from shock as a result of the explosion.
Four Israeli soldiers suffered minor injuries Sunday when a mortar shell landed inside a military base near the Kibbutz community of Nahal Oz.
Also Sunday, two Palestinian gunmen were killed by an Israeli tank missile after they attempted to approach the border fence.
Meanwhile, troops from Israel's Golani Brigade shot and killed three Palestinian gunmen who were attempting to plant explosives near the fence Sunday.
