Israel kills two Palestinians in Gaza Strip

Israeli occupation forces killed at least two Palestinians early Thursday morning north of the "Kissufim" checkpoint close to the Gaza Strip border. According to Israeli sources, soldiers spotted the Palestinians placing an explosive device nearby. The Israeli army used aircraft to kill the Palestinians.

The fate of the third Palestinian was unclear. On Wednesday, Israeli forces killed another Palestinian in Jericho.

Meanwhile, Israeli authorities said they had nabbed a Palestinian en route to launching an attack. On Wednesday morning, Israeli forces detained in Ramallah a Palestinian who planned to carry out a suicide attack along with two people who assisted him, Ynetnews reported.