Israeli troops kill Palestinian woman

A Gazan woman was shot dead by Israeli troops near the border early on Saturday, the Palestinian territory's Hamas-run health ministry said. The Israeli military confirmed soldiers had opened fire after several people approached the border security fence, hitting one of them. "The body of Amena Atiyyeh Qdeih, 57, was found near the border in the Khazaa area" close to the southern city of Khan Yunis, a health ministry spokesman said. "She had been hit by several bullets," the spokesman said, adding that her body could not immediately be retrieved because of continuing Israeli fire. The Israeli military said troops had fired warning shots when several people failed to heed instructions to keep back from the security fence, according to AFP.