Three soldiers and at least three Palestinians were wounded Thursday in a hand grenade attack on a mobile army unit patrolling the town of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip.
The soldiers were slightly wounded by the grenade’s shrapnel that ricocheted off their jeep. Three passers-by were wounded as well.
Security forces immediately closed off the area and began a wide search for the attackers.
Eyewitnesses reported that following the grenade attack, which took place at 11:30 a.m., soldiers began shooting, wounding 15 passers-by. There was no immediate official confirmation to that report.
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