An Israeli soldier was killed Sunday afternoon during Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ground incursion in Gaza Strip, an IDF spokesman told Xinhua.
The soldier was killed during a heavy exchange of fire with Palestinian militants in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, said the spokesman.
This was the first Israeli soldier who was killed since the ground incursion began Saturday evening, he said, adding that three others were seriously injured and 28 injured moderately or lightly.
According to an IDF statement sent to Xinhua, IDF forces, including infantry, tanks, combat engineers, artillery and intelligence, continued to operate on Sunday throughout Gaza Strip with the assistance of Israel Air Force (IAF) and Israeli Navy.
The IAF on Sunday attacked over 15 sites, including rocket launching sites and squads, armed gunmen, and a smuggling tunnel, as well as targeted three senior members of Hamas, said the statement.
Dozens of armed Hamas gunmen were hit in different exchanges of fire with IDF forces since the beginning of the ground incursion, it added.
The IDF will continue to operate against the Hamas "terror infrastructure" in Gaza Strip in order to reduce rocket fire on southern Israel, said the statement, adding that about 30 rockets were launched Sunday from Gaza to Israel, at least 12 of them were Grad rockets.
Source:Xinhua
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