Medics: Body found east of Gaza City

Medical authorities on Wednesday discovered the body of a man who appeared to have been shot dead late Tuesday east of Gaza City. Gaza medical official Adham Abu Salmiya said the body was discovered near the eastern cemetery. Medics coordinated with the Red Crescent to remove the body from an area hard for Palestinians to reach. Abu Salmiya said the man, who could not be immediately identified, was transferred to Kamal Odwan hospital in northern Gaza. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that forces on the border late Wednesday fired toward a "suspect crawling toward the security fence" in the northern Gaza Strip. She said explosive devices were found on the border last week. The shooting occurred hours after Israel returned the body of Bilal Yousef al-Saayed, who was killed Saturday under similar circumstances, medics said. Palestinian medics received al-Saayed's body at the Erez crossing. The International Committee of the Red Cross coordinated the transfer of the body. A forensic examination revealed al-Saayed was shot in the upper part of his body. He had suffered injuries to his face, neck and chest, Abu Salmiya said. The body was returned to al-Saayed's family. Israeli forces took al-Saayed's remains on Sunday after shooting him after dark Saturday in Gaza near the border with Israel, the military said in a statement. Soldiers suspected the 20-year-old man of trying to plant explosives, the army said, adding that the body was recovered with an AK-47 rifle. No factions in Gaza claimed responsibility for the alleged incident.