An Israeli tank shell killed a Palestinian and wounded two others close to the border fence in the Gaza Strip today, medical officials at a Gaza hospital said.
The Israeli army had no comment and a spokeswoman said she was checking for details.
Residents of the town of Beit Hanoun in the northern part of the Gaza Strip said the three men had been scouring a field for scrap near the border and had been hit by shell fragments.
Citing attempts to attack its border patrols, Israel has declared the frontier area a no-go zone for Palestinians.
Medics identified the dead man as Amjad al-Zaanin, a resident of Beit Hanoun.
Gunmen in Gaza stepped up attacks in recent weeks, drawing Israeli strikes that killed 13 Palestinians, most of them militants, in December. Israel said at least 20 rockets and mortar bombs have landed in Israel since the start of 2011.
Palestinian militant leaders in the Gaza Strip promised last Wednesday to stop firing rockets at Israel after Egypt cautioned that any further shootings may prompt Israel to launch a military offensive.
Reuters