An Israel tractor tries to extinguish fire started by a kite with incendiary device launched from Gaza in a wheat field of kibbutz Mefalsiml near the Israel Gaza border, Friday, June 1, 2018. (Tsafrir Abayov/Associated Press)JERUSALEM — The Latest on the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories (all times local):1:20 p.m. The Israeli military says it opened fire at two Palestinians attempting to breach the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, killing one of them. The military says the Palestinians were carrying an axe and had damaged the fence in their attempt to cross into Israel on Monday. The death comes as Palestinians in Gaza have staged weekly protests since late March against an 11-year-old Israeli-Egyptian blockade.

Source: Washington Post June 04, 2018 10:28 UTC