Six Palestinians Killed in New Israeli Aggression on Gaza

 Israeli occupation special forces infiltrate the Gaza Strip, assassinating a top Hamas commander, while subsequent Israeli airstrikes kill five others, including another commander with the Palestinian movement, according to Press TV.

The occupation forces made their way into Gaza using a civilian vehicle.

The Israeli occupants assassinated Nour Baraka, a senior commander with Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, in a drive-by shooting near the city of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.

 Ensuing firefight

A firefight erupted afterwards, with Israeli aircraft firing from above “to cover the retreat of the Israeli force, and in the process some of our people were killed.” Local witnesses said the aircraft fired over 20 missiles during the strikes.

Five more people were killed during the airstrikes, including Mohammad al-Qarra, another Hamas commander, Palestinian medical officials were quoted by AFP as saying.

Various reports said an Israeli troop had been seized during the exchange, but the Israeli military denied any such incident had taken place.

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