UPDATE – 6 Palestinians martyred in Israeli raid in Gaza

UPDATE WITH HAMAS REMARKS, NETANYAHU'S VISIT CUT, CHANGES HEADLINE

By Mohammed Majid, Said Ammouri

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least six Palestinians, including a Hamas military commander, were martyred late Sunday in an Israeli raid in southern Gaza Strip, said officials.

Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, said in a statement the Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces targeted a group of people east of the city of Khan Younis.

Al-Qidra identified the victims as Nour al-Din Muhammad Salama Baraka, 37, Mohammed Majid Mousa al-Qara, 23, Alaeddin Mohammed Qweider, 22, Mustafa Hassan Abu Odeh, 21, Mahmoud Atallah Musbeh, 25, and Alaa Nasrallah Abdullah Fseifes, 24.

Al-Qidra announced that the ministry has declared a state of alert for all its crews.

In a statement, Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas movement, confirmed the attack and said Baraka, one of their commanders, was among the killed.

“Our fighters pursued the Israeli force and the security incident [clashes] is ongoing, ” read the statement.

The Israeli army said its forces carried out a “security operation ” in the Gaza Strip, followed by violent clashes.

No further details have been given.

Also, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut off his visit in French capital Paris and returned to Israel Sunday night due to the deadly incidents, said his office.

Netanyahu was attending an event there to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War.

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