At least six Palestinians were killed, including a top Hamas commander late Sunday night during clashes between terrorists and IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip.
Israel moved another step closer to all-out war with Hamas today as a violent exchange between the IDF and the Hamas terrorists resulted in the death of one of their top terror dispensers, and 5 other soldiers.
Things heated up so strongly that Prime Minister Netanyahu, in Paris for
a meeting of world leaders in Paris, was forced to get on a plane and return to Israel immediately to oversee the situation. That should show how just how serious this clash really is.
TOP HAMAS TERRORIST KILLED AFTER FIERCE CLASHES WITH IDF IN GAZA
FROM THE JERUSALEM POST: Dispelling rumors, the IDF said that none of its troops were kidnapped by Hamas.
“Contrary to reports, none of our soldiers were abducted during the operational activity that took place in Gaza,” the Israeli army said in a statement, confirming that all IDF troops returned to Israeli territory.
According to local reports a firefight broke out Palestinian militants and an elite IDF force in Khan Younis. The report said that troops were exposed after firing at senior militant in Hamas’ military wing, the Izzedine al-Qassem Brigades, from a passing car, leading to the firefight to break out.
The senior Hamas militant targeted was named as the Khan Younis commander Sheikh Nur Barakeh who was reported to be involved with Hamas’s tunnel program.
Israeli aircraft which reportedly accompanied the troops were said to have fired some 20 missiles towards the area, killing at least five Palestinians.
"We have five martyrs and a number of wounded people due to an ongoing Israeli bombardment of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip," the Palestinian Red Crescent said in a statement.
A statement released by Hamas’s Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades said that a “special force of the Zionist enemy infiltrated this evening in a civilian car 3 kilometers east of Khan Younis. The force assassinated the commander of our forces. The withdrawal of the enemy led to the martyrdom of a number of people.”
Residents in the Israeli communities surrounding the southern Gaza Strip were warned to stay close to shelter for further notice following the security incident, with two rounds of incoming rocket sirens activated in the communities.
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