Israel has killed four Palestinian militants off the coast of Gaza, a week after its military conducted a deadly raid on a flotilla of aid ships headed to the blockaded territory.
An Israeli naval force opened fire after spotting four Palestinians in diving suits in the early hours of Monday morning.
The bodies were later retrieved and taken to a Gaza hospital, said Palestinian health official Moawiya Hassanain.
A militant group known as the Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigades said the four men were members of its marine unit. More details were supposed to be provided later Monday.
In a separate incident, one person was wounded after Israel fired a missile at a group of Palestinian militants near the Gaza border.
The latest violence has put Israel under increased pressure to submit to an independent probe into a May 31 flotilla raid that killed nine people and brought condemnation from the international community.
Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri claimed the killing of the Palestinian divers "is a desperate attempt by the occupation government to divert the world attention away from the massacre committed against the flotilla."
Meanwhile, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Israel to accept an international probe into the disastrous raid.
The May 31 raid saw Israeli commandos approach a group of six ships and board the biggest ship -- the Turkish-flagged Mavi Marmara -- in the flotilla.
Nine activists were killed during an altercation that Israeli claims was started by people on the ship who hold ties to terror -- an argument Turkey rejects.
"If there is hatred, it is Israel's hatred. If there is terror, it is Israel's state terrorism," Erdogan said at a news conference with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday.
Eight of the nine people killed were Turkish citizens. The ninth victim was a 19-year-old with dual Turkish and U.S. citizenship.
Turkey has also demanded that Israel apologize for the raid, threatening to cut back its military and trade ties if the Israeli government does not comply.
Ahmet Davutoglu, the foreign minister of Turkey, said that if Israel doesn't agree with an international probe "it means they have something to hide."
The Israeli prime minister has rejected such a probe, but officials say he is open to one that investigates both Israeli and activist actions.
Turkey is also seeking to bring unity to the two main Palestinian factions -- Hamas and its rival Fatah movement -- at a time when there is pressure to help its people living in Gaza.
"Hamas has given its consent to us to broker a dialogue," Erdogan said. "We will also talk to Fatah and see their position."
After the May 31 raid, Egypt reopened one of its border crossings into Gaza, which had otherwise been closed for the past three years as part of a joint-blockade enforced with Israel.
With files from The Associated Press
