Israeli troops have killed an unarmed Palestinian who crossed into Israel from the Gaza Strip, the military says.
It is the first fatality along the Israel-Gaza border since a 19 June ceasefire meant to calm violence and ease the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
An Israeli army spokesman said soldiers saw the man near the Kissufim crossing so they fired warning shots.
He said the man did Two rockets fired from Gaza threaten 5-day ceasefire ...
Body is found after Gaza clashes ... not stop and soldiers opened fire and killed him. He was later found to be unarmed.
The incident came two days after Israel said it had agreed to an Egyptian request to re-open border crossings with the Gaza Strip.
It had earlier said crossings would be closed following Palestinian mortar fire on Monday.
The crossings have been sealed off a number of times since the fragile truce between Israel and Palestinian militants came into effect.
(BBC)
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