Four Palestinians were killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops on the Gaza border on Tuesday morning. <br/><br/>This was reported by Israeli media Haaretz quoting Palestinian sources. <br/><br/>According to the Israel Forces, infantry soldiers, tanks and a helicopter foiled an attempted attack, repelling Palestinian militants without Israeli casualties. <br/><br/>The militant group Islamic Jihad said its members had been involved in the incident. <br/><br/>News of the incident follows reports in the Israeli media that the air force bombed targets in Gaza overnight, killing a Hamas militant. <br/><br/>Tensions have run high along the Gaza border in recent weeks. <br/><br/>Late last month an IDF officer who was killed in fighting on the edge of the Hamas-ruled enclave.<br/>