Israeli occupation forces shoot dead a Palestinian woman in Gaza early on Saturday, the Palestinian territory’s Hamas-run health ministry said.

Israeli occupation forces shoot dead a Palestinian woman in Gaza early on Saturday, the Palestinian territory's Hamas-run health ministry said.

"The body of Amena Atiyyeh Qdeih, 57, was found near the border in the Khazaa area" close to the southern city of Khan Yunis, a health ministry spokesman said.

"She had been hit by several bullets," the spokesman said, adding that her body could not immediately be retrieved because of continuing Israeli fire.

He noted that the woman suffered from mental health problems.

The occupation military confirmed the incident, saying the IOF opened fire” after several people approached the border security fence, hitting one of them,” military spokesman said.