Two Palestinians and an Israeli have been killed in an exchange of fire in an area to the south of the Gaza Strip near the Egyptian border

Three Palestinians were martyred and one Israeli was killed in an exchange of fire in an area to the south of the Gaza Strip near the Egyptian border. Another Israeli was wounded.

According to the Israeli public radio, the incident took place on Monday in an area near the south of Gaza where the Tel Aviv regime is constructing the section of a fence between the occupied territories and Egypt, AFP reported.

The radio claimed that Israeli troops opened fire after three Palestinians attacked a convoy of vehicles transporting Israeli construction workers.

“A terrorist cell penetrated the fence along the Gaza-Sinai border on Monday morning, set off an explosive device on Philadelphi strip near Be'er Milka, and fired an RPG rocket at a team of Defense Ministry employees who were working on the construction of the border fence,” Israeli reports claimed. “After penetrating the border, the terrorists also started to open fire and, as a result, two construction workers were wounded. One later died of his wounds,” it added.

The Israeli occupation Golani Brigade was called to the scene and began exchanging fire with the Palestinian fighters.

Zionist communities near the border have been put on high alert, and Route 10 and 12 have been blocked to incoming traffic.

"At this stage, the IDF forces are scanning the area with the intention of preventing additional terrorists from being found in Israel," Israeli occupation forces’ Spokesman Brigadier General Yoav Mordechai, told Army Radio. "The entire region is closed," he continued, "until we contain the entire event. At this stage communities are closed, no one is being allowed in or out, and there is no large number of casualties. But the incident is not over yet."