Hamas fighter killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza

The Maan News Agency reported on Thursday night that one Hamas fighter was killed and another fighter was injured in a shelling that targeted a group of fighters south of Gaza City.

The Agency stated that the killed fighter is a member of the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.

Eyewitnesses reported that the army fired shells at a group of Qassam Brigades fighters who gathered south of Gaza city.

Palestine –info, a news website run by Hamas, stated that the fighter was identified as Ahed Abu Jabal, member of the Al Qassam brigades.

The website added that the other injured fighter is in a serious condition.

It is worth mentioning that Israeli troops killed thirteen Palestinians in several Israeli strikes over the last two days in the Gaza Strip.  

In a seperate incident, the Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing several homemade shells into Israeli areas adjascent to the Gaza Strip.

Teh Brigades issued a press release stating that the attack comes in retaliation to "the ongoing israeli crimes against the Palestinians people".

A spokeperson for the Israeli military later denied that the army had carried out any such operation in the Gaza region.