Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Reports indicate 2 firefights in northern, central Strip
Continuing the reports on firefights this morning along the Gaza border, the latest information points to two separate incidents in recent hours, with exchanges of fire reported near the border in the north of the Gaza Strip, as well as its center.
Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch confirms Israeli troops clashed with Gaza militants at the border. He does not say whether Hamas’s claims of an infiltration into Israeli territory are true.
The IDF has not confirmed or denied the claims.