IDF initial probe: Gaza girl killed by Palestinian mortar shells
yaakov katz and jpost.com staff , THE JERUSALEM POST Jul. 2, 2009
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A 17-year-old Palestinian girl was killed, and five other civilians were
wounded on Thursday during a fire exchange between Gaza gunmen and soldiers
from an IDF patrol, after the patrol was fired upon near the Nahal Oz
Crossing.

Palestinian sources earlier said an IDF tank shell which landed in the
central Gaza Strip killed the girl. The sources said at least five people
were wounded in the incident.

The military said the troops responded with gunfire and mortar shells, but
did not use tanks. It said mortar shells fired by the soldiers landed in
open areas in the Gaza Strip.

The army added that all of the mortar shells fired by the Palestinians
landed inside the Gaza Strip.

Shortly after the event took place, Hamas announced that the victim was
actually a three-year-old girl.

The Hamas claim regarding regarding the victim's age could not be confirmed.

No soldiers were wounded in the attack.

There was no word on whether the gunmen incurred casualties.