GAZA CITY: Israeli aircraft yesterday morning dropped thousands of pamphlets warning Palestinians to stay away from the security fence on the Gaza-Israel border, local sources and witnesses said.
The heavily guarded border is the scene of sporadic fighting between fighters and Israeli troops. Israeli forces killed two Palestinian fighters in a clash on Friday.
The Arabic pamphlets warn Gazans to “stay away for your own safety” from areas 300 meters to 500 meters from the border fence, saying they risk being shot.
The Israeli military had no comment. The military has scattered similar warning pamphlets in the past.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says a 10-year-old boy was struck by a box of leaflets and moderately hurt during yesterday’s airdrop.
Violence has largely subsided in Gaza following an Israeli offensive last January.
The warning pamphlets were dropped over Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya in the north, Al-Maghazi, and Dir Al-Balah in the central, Khan Younis and Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.
