A funeral procession took place yesterday (August 18) in Gaza after three Palestinians were killed by Israeli shellfire.

Confirmed by Gaza health officials, three individuals died and a fourth was injured while approaching the Gaza-Israel border fence in the north of the Gaza Strip.

Scores of Palestinians took to the streets to express their grief at the killings.

Some are pictured shooting firearms in the air.

The Israeli Military is said to have released CCTV footage of the three gunmen attempting to cross the border.