The Times of Israel reports: Israeli soldiers arrested four Palestinian suspects, one of them armed, who entered Israel from the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday evening, the army said.
According to the military, one of the suspects was carrying a grenade and two knives when he was arrested. While it has not been uncommon for Palestinians to illegally cross into Israel from Gaza in recent years, it is generally done by individuals or in pairs, rarely in groups as large as on Thursday.
An army spokesperson said the suspects were under IDF surveillance from before they crossed the security fence surrounding the Gaza Strip. They were arrested a short time after they entered Israeli territory, he said.
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