Seven Palestinians including a local Hamas commander have been killed during an Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say.

Israel's military said one if its soldiers had been killed and another wounded in "operational activity" by special forces in the strip.

The clashes took place east of Khan Younis, in the south of the territory.

Sirens later sounded in communities across southern Israel and rockets were fired from Gaza.

The Israeli military later said 17 rockets had been fired and three were shot down. It was not clear if the rockets had caused any damage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to cut short his visit to Paris for events to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One and return on Sunday evening, his office said in a statement.

Source: bbc.com

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