Israeli forces mistakenly shoot civilian near Gaza border

ISTANBUL

Israeli soldiers mistakenly shot an Israeli citizen on Sunday after he failed to comply with a traffic stop, Hebrew media reported.

Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle in the city of Ashdod near the Gaza border, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported.

“We don’t know why he was driving fast and didn’t obey the stop warning,” said a police officer at the scene.

He added that an investigation into the incident has been launched.

On Saturday, Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, saying the surprise attack on Israel was in response to the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem and increased settler violence. It said it fired rockets and captured many Israelis.

In turn, the Israeli army initiated Operation Swords of Iron against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

*Writing by Ikram Kouachi