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THREE Palestinian teenagers were shot dead by Israeli troops patrolling the southern section of Israel's border with Gaza, Palestinian medical and security sources said overnight. Palestinian medics discovered the bodies of the three youngsters next to the security fence near the Kissufim crossing in southern Gaza. Although the three were not carrying identity cards, they appeared to be in their early- to mid-teens, they said. Security sources confirmed they were civilians and said none of them were armed. The Israeli army said late on Sunday (local time) that troops operating near the Gaza border had opened fire towards three "suspicious figures" crawling close to the Palestinian side of the fence, and "identified hitting two of them". Because the bodies were on the Palestinian side, they had no way of knowing how badly they had been injured, the spokesman said.