ence . ▁▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁Two ▁Palest ini ans ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁a irst rike ▁and ▁four ▁Israel is ▁were ▁wounded ▁by ▁mort ar ▁fire ▁from ▁Gaz a ▁in ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁ha iled ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁severe ▁exchange ▁of ▁fire ▁between ▁Israel ▁and ▁Palest in ian ▁milit ants ▁in ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁war " ▁comm enced ▁on ▁Saturday ▁night , ▁and ▁continued ▁throughout ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁ID F ▁sp okes man , ▁" S aturday ' s ▁operation ▁aim ed ▁to ▁stop ▁ar son ▁attacks , ▁attempted ▁border ▁bre aches , ▁and ▁assault s ▁on ▁soldiers ▁from ▁Gaz a ▁that ▁have ▁grown ▁increasing ly ▁violent ." ▁Ham as ▁and ▁al lied ▁Islam ic ▁milit ant ▁groups ▁fired ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 7 4 ▁project iles ▁from ▁Gaz a ▁into ▁Israel , ▁one ▁mort ar ▁struck ▁a ▁syn agog ue ▁in ▁S der ot . ▁▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁Isra eli ▁news ▁media ▁out lets ▁announced ▁that , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Fire b omb ▁k ites ▁flow n ▁by ▁Gaz a ▁milit ants , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁government ▁will ▁tempor arily ▁susp end ▁deliver ies ▁of ▁gas ▁and ▁pet rol ▁through ▁the ▁Ker em ▁Sh alom ▁border ▁crossing ▁into ▁Gaz a , ▁and ▁will ▁also ▁limit ▁off sh ore ▁fish ing ▁to ▁half ▁the ▁previous ▁mar itime ▁limit , ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁restore ▁order . ▁Food ▁and ▁medic inal ▁supplies