Israel – Gaza: A 25-year-old Gaza man has been killed and five people have been wounded in a blast a shell along the border with Israel, Palestinian hospital officials confirmed.
A shell exploded when people who were melting down scrap metal for recycling inadvertently threw an explosive device into the fire, the Palestinian security officials said.
Israel’s military says, meanwhile two rockets fired from Gaza Strip in violation of an informal truce landed in Israel. No injuries were reported.
Israel ended a three-week military offensive in Gaza on Jan. 18, and the territory’s Islamic Hamas rulers declared a cease-fire the same day. But sporadic violence has continued as Egypt tries to mediate a long-term truce.