▁Isra eli ▁military ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁border ▁zone . ▁When ▁some ▁Palest ini ans ▁began ▁throwing ▁stones ▁and ▁Mol ot ov ▁co ck t ails , ▁Israel ▁respond ed ▁by ▁declaring ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁border ▁zone ▁a ▁closed ▁military ▁zone ▁and ▁opening ▁fire ▁at ▁them . ▁The ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁were ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁violent ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁In ▁one ▁incident , ▁two ▁Palest in ian ▁gun men ▁approached ▁the ▁f ence , ▁armed ▁with ▁A K - 4 7 ▁assault ▁rif les ▁and ▁hand ▁gr en ades , ▁and ▁ex changed ▁fire ▁with ▁ID F ▁soldiers . ▁They ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁their ▁bodies ▁were ▁recovered ▁by ▁the ▁ID F . ▁ ▁That ▁day , ▁ 1 5 ▁Palest ini ans ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁ID F , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁one ▁far mer ▁who ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁killed ▁by ▁art illery ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁protest s . ▁The ▁ID F ▁said ▁a ▁tank ▁fired ▁at ▁two ▁men ▁who ▁" act ed ▁susp ici ously " ▁near ▁the ▁border ▁f ence ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁confirm ▁if ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁was ▁killed . ▁The ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁men ▁who ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁ID F ▁was ▁a ▁subject ▁of ▁debate . ▁The ▁ID F ▁published ▁an ▁inf ographic ▁with ▁the ▁pictures ▁of ▁ten ▁of ▁those ▁killed , ▁saying ▁they ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁milit ant - ter ror ist ▁organizations , ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁were ▁Ham as ▁milit ants ▁and ▁activ ists , ▁one ▁was