IDF forces operating on the Gaza border report a loud explosion next to an engineering corps vehicle, according to several Hebrew media reports.
There are no injuries in the incident near Nahal Oz and the troops return fire into Gaza, according to the reports.
Palestinian media reports Israeli shelling of the Palestinian neighborhood of Shejaiya in Gaza City.
There is no IDF confirmation of either report.
The reported possible exchange comes as tensions along the southern border have appeared to spiral in recent days. Earlier in the day, a mortar rocket was fired at an IDF position near the border, with an Israeli tank returning fire into the strip.
On Tuesday, an engineering vehicle operating on the border was hit by Gazan fire and damaged.
There were no injuries in either incident.
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