The military says troops killed three terrorists who attempted to cross into Israel from the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip this morning.
In a statement, the IDF says troops searching the area encountered the gunmen, who opened fire toward the troops.
The IDF says the soldiers returned fire and an aircraft then carried out a strike, killing two of the gunmen.
A third was killed by tank shelling a short time later, the IDF adds.
A military source says the IDF is investigating if there was a fourth terrorist who may have fled the scene but remained in Gaza. The IDF says no suspects crossed the barrier into Israel amid the incident.
The IDF does not immediately provide information on possible Israeli casualties in the incident.
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