Israeli helicopters attack in south Lebanon, two people killed; Two Palestinian fighters shot dead in Gaza Strip

Israeli helicopters on Tuesday night attacked a group of people in southern Lebanon, who the Israeli army said was preparing launchers to fire Katyush rockets at Israel.  

Reuters news agency reported that two people, likely Palestinians were killed in this attack. 

The incident took place at around 10 P.M. (local time) in the central part of the border between Israel and Lebanon. 

A Lebanese security official told the AP the helicopters opened fire on a group of Palestinian gunners who had fired rockets toward Israel from Wadi Sluqi, about 8 kilometers north of the Israeli border.  

In the meantime, Israeli troops Tuesday night foiled a Palestinian attempt to infiltrate into the settlement of Morag in the southern Gaza Strip. The soldiers spotted a Palestinian fighter approaching the settlement, opened fire and killed him, Israel Radio reported. On Wednesday morning, Israeli troops found two bodies of Palestinian fighters. 

Later, Palestinian security sources reported no injuries following an Israeli navy attack on targets in Gaza Strip.

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