Security forces overnight detained a Palestinian man after he crossed the border fence from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory early Monday, the army said.
The man was apprehended shortly after crossing near the southern end of the Palestinian coastal enclave.
He was taken away for questioning by security forces, but the army said he did not appear to have crossed in order to carry out a terror attack.
Last week a Hamas fighter was killed and six were wounded during clashes with IDF troops near the border fence. The Hamas terror group issued a statement saying Aeid Jumaa, 35, was one of its members.
The group said he was killed by Israeli gunfire, a charge the IDF could not confirm. An Israeli army spokeswoman, contacted by AFP, said hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators had burned tires and been throwing stones the length of the security fence between Israel and Gaza.
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“Our forces had to arrest suspects to prevent damage to the security fence,” she said, but was unable to confirm the casualties from gunfire.
AFP contributed to this report.
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