Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian trying to cross yellow line in targeted killings

Israeli armed forces say their Southern Command unit killed a Palestinian who crossed an Israeli-controlled buffer zone that was agreed as part of the ceasefire within the Gaza Strip on Monday.

According to an IDF statement Haaretz posted, "a terrorist [...] crossed the yellow line and approached the troops, posing an immediate threat.

"After the identification, troops alerted the Air Force which eliminated the terrorist," the statement added.

The person killed has not been identified. Israeli soldiers also killed two other Palestinians trying to cross the 'yellow line' earlier in the day. 

Palestinians who have been trying to return to their homes on the Israeli-controlled buffer zone of the unmarked 'yellow line' since the ceasefire have been killed by Israeli soldiers without warning and accused of being terrorists. 

Gaza's Civil Defense said between 30 and 40 people have been killed crossing the yellow line between the ceasefire on 11 October and mid-November and they were killed without warning.