Palestinian killed by "Israelis" in Gaza Strip

Source: AFP, 24-1-2007
GAZA CITY - "Israeli" troops shot dead a Palestinian early Wednesday near the Kissufim crossing point between the south of the Gaza Strip and "Israeli"territory, a Palestinian security official said.
Two other Palestinians were arrested, he added, without giving the identities of the three.
Questioned by AFP, an Israeli` military spokesman said: "During the night, soldiers spotted three Palestinians approaching the security barrier (between the Gaza Strip and "Israel") and fired warning shots, first into the air and then at their legs, after having ordered them in vain to stop."
The spokesman said: "The three men were not armed. One of them was killed, the two others lightly wounded were evacuated to a hospital in "Israel" and are to be questioned."
The latest death brings to 5,629 the number of people killed since the start of the intifada or uprising in September 2000, most of them Palestinians, according to an AFP count.