Three suspected Palestinian militants and a ten-year-old boy were killed by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) on 7 November in the Gaza Strip. Two Palestinian men were killed near the Al-Muazi refugee camp by the IDF as they attempted to plant an explosive device on the road, reported the local daily Haaretz. The explosive device detonated during the confrontation, but no soldiers were reported injured. Another Palestinian was shot dead by the IDF while trying to plant a bomb near the road in the southern Gaza Strip.