A relative of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant, who was killed in an Israeli tank shelling that targeted an observation post, reacts at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip May 27, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tank shelling killed three members of the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, medical officials said, after weeks of border protests that have drawn lethal army fire.
Israel's military confirmed the strike, saying it targeted an observation post in response to a bomb that had been placed next to the border fence overnight. Video issued on the military's Twitter feed showed the bomb being detonated safely.
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