Farmer and member of Hamas military wing killed in clashes on northern border

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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces killed two people in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, after clashes broke out between forces and unknown gunmen near the border with Israel, medics and witnesses said.

Earlier, Israeli artillery fired on fighters near Beit Hanoun after gunfire from militants towards the northern border, witnesses told Ma'an. Israeli forces entered the Gaza Strip and were joined by the Israeli air force, they said.

Medical officials in the Gaza Strip said Muhammad Abu Halmiya, 22, and Nasser al-Layyan, 23, were killed by an Israeli helicopter after the clashes broke out.

Al-Layyan is a member of the Al-Qassam Brigades, a representative from the Hamas armed wing told Ma'an. A Ma'an reporter said Abu Halmiya is a farmer. more

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