The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had killed a member of the radical Palestinian organization Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, marking the first such reported death since the start of a ceasefire with Hamas in the Palestinian territory.
The army said in a statement that Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip "identified several armed suspects who posed a threat" and "carried out an operation to thwart the threat and eliminate" a member of Islamic Jihad, which, like its ally Hamas, is considered a terrorist organization by the US and the EU.
The Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip confirmed that one person was killed and four others were wounded.
The Israeli military also said that in several areas of the Gaza Strip, its soldiers "fired warning shots" at "masked suspects" who were approaching Israeli troops.
The military added that it is adhering to the terms of the ceasefire that began on Sunday.
"(The Israeli military) is determined to fully uphold the terms of the agreement in order to return the hostages," the statement said.
As part of the first phase of the ceasefire, which is scheduled to last 42 days, Israeli forces are withdrawing from densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip.
The army warned Palestinians to "avoid approaching its troops."
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