The Islamic Hamas movement on Tuesday claimed its responsibility for wounding an Israeli soldier in an exchange of fire during an Israeli incursion into central Gaza Strip.
Ezz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said their fighters opened fire on Israeli Special Forces which entered the eastern part of central Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
Witnesses said that an Israeli soldier was injured in the shooting, while Israeli press sources said the soldier was moderately wounded and evacuated to a hospital in Be'er Sheva.
A number of Israeli tanks and bulldozers rolled for 800 meters into the Palestinian-controlled territory alongside the border fence. Such incursions have been regular since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip nearly a year ago.
Earlier in the day, Palestinian militants said they fired two rockets into the southern Israel city of Sderot. Israeli media said the missiles caused no casualties or damages.
Source:Xinhua
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