The man was rushed to the Al Aksa hospital in central Gaza, where he died late Friday night. Family members identified the victim as Nafez Nabhein, 35, a Bedouin civilian from the Bureij refugee camp.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said soldiers on patrol in the area heard explosions, and a tank responded with gunfire toward “suspicious locations.” She said the border is used by Palestinian militants to plant explosives and attack Israel.

The military and a Gaza health official could not confirm if the man was killed by military gunfire.

Last week, Israeli forces carried out airstrikes against suspected militants, retaliating for weeks of rocket fire.