Palestinian fighter martyred

An Israeli air strike killed early on Tuesday a Qassam fighter and wounded another, when the car they were driving was hit with a missile.

Medical sources in northern Gaza Strip confirmed that Hesham Shomar, 23 was martyred and Omar Hammad 25, was wounded after sustaining critical injuries. Hammad has his limbs amputated, medics added.

Palestinian security sources said that an Israeli drone fired at least one missile towards a car near the Abraj Al-Nada residential houses in the northern parts of Gaza Strip.

The Alqassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said in a statement that Shomar belonged to its ranks.