The Israeli army today said it had foiled a 15-year-old Palestinian suicide bomber who tried to attack soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip.
The bomber was stopped overnight on Tuesday as he approached soldiers, the army said. He was strapped with explosives that he planned to detonate when he reached the force.
The army frequently operates in northern Gaza to halt rocket attacks launched from the area.
Yesterday, three Palestinian children were killed last night after Israeli soldiers fired at figures they spotted near rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian residents found the bodies of two boys, aged 10 and 12, in an area near where militants had fired rockets towards Israel. They said the boys died of shrapnel wounds.
A 10-year-old girl found near them died in hospital hours later. Residents said the three were cousins.
