The Israeli Air Force on Monday targeted a Palestinian terrorist cell planting explosives on the Israel-Gaza Strip border.
Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that paramedics recovered two bodies from the scene of the strike.
"An IAF aircraft targeted terrorists who were spotted approaching the security fence and placing a suspicious-looking object next to it," the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said in a statement.
Palestinian sources said the strike followed a tense day on the border, as hundreds of Palestinians rioted in northern Gaza and attempted to breach the border fence.
The Palestinians said that dozens of protesters were hurt, mostly from tear gas inhalation.
Earlier Monday, a balloon carrying a fragmentation grenade was sent into Israel from Gaza.
The grenade landed in an open area and caused no harm, as it did not detonate. Police sappers were called to the scene and subsequently neutralized the grenade safely.
"This demonstrates that not only is arson terrorism not waning, they [the Palestinians] are taking it to the next level," Eshkol Regional Council head Gadi Yarkoni said. "They are using explosives designed to maximize damage."
"The balloon and grenade were found in a peanut field during a routine patrol by our security guards," Yarkoni explained. "This field was slated to be harvested in the coming days. We averted a disaster."
He further urged the government "to show zero tolerance for the terrorism that is rearing its head near our communities. We cannot allow this threat to become our daily routine."
