Gaza border fence
IDF vehicle drives along Gaza border fence [file]. (photo credit:REUTERS)

A Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) member was killed on Tuesday, during an operational activity near the Gaza Strip border, the domestic intelligence agency announced on Wednesday.

The family of the employee had been notified.

The agency said it was looking into the circumstances of the incident. It appears as if the circumstances are accidental.

As reported by The Jerusalem Post