By Anshel Pfeffer
Exchange of fire was prompted by an infiltration attempt from the Gaza Strip; in the past week there has been an increase in incidents on Israel-Gaza border.
Two Palestinian militants were killed and an Israel Defense Forces soldier was seriously wounded on Saturday evening in an exchange of fire on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip.
The exchange of fire was prompted by an attempt by Palestinian militants to infiltrate into Israel from Gaza.
During the infiltration attempt, mortars were fired towards Israel from Gaza.
The wounded IDF soldier was transported to a hospital by helicopter.
In recent days, there has been an increase in the number of incidents on the border.
On Thursday morning, the Israeli Air Force attacked three Hamas targets in Gaza in response to a mortar attack from Gaza in which the security coordinator of a town in the Eshkol Regional Council was lightly wounded.
Last Tuesday, Israel Defense Forces soldiers discovered four areas along the border fence where explosive devices had been planted to target IDF patrols.
At the start of the week, an anti-tank missile was fired at an IDF tank, causing damage. The IDF has detected an improvement in the anti-tank capabilities within the Gaza Strip as a result of the smuggling of more sophisticated weapons into Gaza from the Sinai Peninsula.
