Two Palestinians have been killed in Khan Younis East of Gaza today in the exchange of fire between Israeli Defence forces and Palestinian insurgents. According to Israeli Media Haaretz, troops killed militants who crossed into Israel from Gaza, following a short shootout. An Israeli military spokeswoman said that incident occurred when soldiers identified two infiltrators near the border.Overnight, the Israeli military reported the firing of a projectile from Gaza into the western Negev, with no injuries reported. An armed group, the Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed the launch of the projectile. Maan news agency quoting the statement of the group reports that the fire was a response to the Israeli crimes against the Freedom Flotilla.Meanwhile, Israeli security forces are on high alert on the Lebanon, Gaza and Syria borders following the Israel Navy raid of the Gaza aid flotilla, which resulted in the deaths of nine pro-Palestinian activists Monday morning.