▁would , ▁however , ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁crossing . ▁ ▁Palest ini ans ▁out f itted ▁a ▁fal con ▁with ▁a ▁har ness ▁with ▁a ▁fl amm able ▁material ▁str ung ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁steel ▁wire ▁and ▁sent ▁the ▁bird ▁across ▁the ▁border ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁Israel . ▁▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁Four ▁Palest ini ans ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 2 0 ▁Gaz ans ▁were ▁injured , ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 4 ▁year ▁old ▁with ▁a ▁bullet ▁shot ▁to ▁the ▁head . ▁ ▁Palest in ian ▁sn ip ers ▁fired ▁and ▁threw ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁explos ives ▁at ▁Isra eli ▁troops ▁during ▁protest s ▁along ▁the ▁border ▁f ence ▁in ▁southern ▁Gaz a ▁St rip , ▁killing ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁soldier ▁with ▁a ▁bullet ▁to ▁the ▁ch est . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁army ▁ret ali ated ▁with ▁air ▁attacks ▁and ▁t anks ▁fire ▁aim ed ▁at ▁eight ▁military ▁Ham as ▁posts ▁east ▁of ▁Khan ▁Y un is ▁and ▁near ▁the ▁southern ▁Raf ah , ▁as ▁result ▁three ▁Ham as ▁military ▁wing ▁members ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁fire . ▁Then ▁Isra eli ▁Air ▁Force ▁expand ▁its ▁air ▁strike ▁raising ▁the ▁death ▁to ll ▁to ▁four . ▁Following ▁the ▁strik es , ▁three ▁rock ets ▁fired ▁into ▁Isra eli ▁communities ▁around ▁Gaz a , ▁two ▁project iles ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁Iron ▁D ome ▁and ▁another ▁fell ▁in ▁open ▁field . ▁United ▁Nations ▁Special ▁Co ordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁East