World Bulletin/News Desk

An Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed three Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip, the Islamic Jihad group said. The group said targeted members of the group in Rafah, a town bordering Egypt.

The Israeli military said an Israeli aircraft targeted Islamic Jihad members who had fired a mortar bomb at its forces, and "direct hits were confirmed".

Islamic Jihad said its men had attacked Israeli troops who had entered the Gaza Strip through Israel's border fence.