By KUNA
Gaza : Israeli Army confirmed the killing of six Palestinian activists early Thursday in what it called a “military operation” that was still ongoing in northeast Gaza Strip.
An Israeli Army spokesman told Radio Israel that on-foot forces, tanks, and vehicles were operating in areas from which Palestinian militants launched rockets at southern Israel.
During the military operations, covered by warplanes and helicopters, clashes erupted with Palestinian militants, killing some and wounding others, he added.
Five activists from Eziddin Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and a member of the Quds Brigades of the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) were killed early Thursday in Israeli air raids that targeted them in northern Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian teacher was also killed and two students were injured when an Israeli rocket was fired at their school in Beit Hanoun on Thursday.