( CNN ) -- Israeli forces killed two militants in Gaza on Sunday morning , Palestinian officials said . The forces said they saw suspects `` planting explosives along the security fence along the southern Gaza Strip . '' A spokesman for the forces confirmed the attacks , saying there were `` direct hits , '' but did not provide the number of people killed . Palestinian officials confirmed an exchange of fire occurred between Israeli forces and `` Islamic jihad militants '' east of Khan Younis . Saraya al-Quds militants said in a statement that two of their fighters were killed .
Israeli forces said they saw suspects carrying weapons . A militant group says two of its fighters were killed .