Palestinian security claim 2 boys killed by Israelis

1 Jun, 2007 14:36 / Updated 17 years ago

According to Palestinian security forces and doctors, Israeli troops have shot dead two Palestinian boys near the Gaza-Israel border fence. Their families say the two thirteen-year-olds had gone to the beach to swim.

The Israeli side claims the soldiers have shot at several Palestinians who were spotted crawling in a suspicious manner before planting an object near the fence.