JERUSALEM - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the military said, describing the Palestinian as a militant who crossed a demarcation line separating areas under Israeli control.

In a statement, the army said that the Palestinian was identified crossing the "yellow line" and approaching Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip, posing "an immediate threat."

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The statement added that Israeli forces remain deployed "in accordance with the ceasefire agreement" but would "continue to operate to remove any immediate threat."

Although the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been in place since Oct 10, skirmishes between the two sides continued. According to Palestine's official news agency WAFA, 260 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since Oct 11.