Israeli troops kill six militants in Gaza Strip

By DPA

Gaza/Tel Aviv : Armed Palestinians fired an anti-tank missile at Israeli soldiers on the Gaza Strip-Israel border early Wednesday morning, sparking a clash in which up to six militants were killed, the Israeli military and unconfirmed Palestinian reports said.


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An Israeli military spokeswoman in Tel Aviv said the troops had encountered a group of militants who opened fired on them. The soldiers returned the fire, called in air support, and reported hitting several of the gunmen, she said.

Palestinian reports said the fatalities belonged to the Hamas armed wing and to the Popular Resistance Committees.

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