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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – Latest news of a new wave of fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip (all local times):
2:05
The Israeli army announced that one officer had been killed and that another had been slightly injured during an exchange of gunfire in Gaza.
The Israeli army said Monday morning that the families of the soldiers had been warned. He added that Israeli forces were conducting "operational activity" late Sunday in southeastern Gaza when clashes erupted.
Palestinian health officials and the Hamas militant group that controls Gaza said the fighting killed at least seven Palestinians, including a local Hamas commander.
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12:05
The Israeli Prime Minister cuts short for a trip to Paris because of a new spasm of violence in the Gaza Strip.
A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Sunday night that he would be back in the night.
Netanyahu was in Paris with dozens of world leaders to commemorate the end of the First World War. At a press conference held in the region, he defended his decision to take steps toward an unofficial ceasefire with Hamas, which seemed to annihilate the months of violence.
Sunday's violence also prompted the Israeli authorities to cancel classes Monday for students from communities near the Gaza Strip, where air raid sirens sounded as a result of renewed fighting.
We did not know right away what triggered Sunday's conflagration. Health officials in Gaza said at least six Palestinians had been killed by Israeli gunfire.
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11:45
The militant wing of Hamas said Israeli infiltration forces had driven a civilian vehicle into the Gaza Strip and shot down one of the group's commanders.
Hamas provided details on the outbreak of violence between Israel and Gaza militants on Sunday night, as the parties took steps that seemed to ease the months of fighting.
In a statement released on Sunday, Hamas said militants chased the car, prompting Israeli air strikes that killed at least five militants.
The Israeli army only stated that there had been an exchange of fire during operational activity. He added that his rocket defense system had intercepted two launches from the Gaza Strip and that air raid sirens were ringing in southern Israel.
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23:30.
A spokesman for the Israeli airport authority said that some landings and departures of flights had been altered at the country's international airport in the midst of a new spasm of violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Ofer Lefler said Sunday that the track changes were made after the start of the fighting. He said that they would not affect the flight schedule.
We did not know immediately what triggered the fighting on Sunday. Shortly after the exchange of fire, air bombing sirens sounded in southern Israel, indicating rocket fire from Gaza. Gaza militants have rockets capable of reaching the Israeli heart, where Ben Gurion International Airport is located.
The Sunday shootout took place while Israel and Hamas leaders in Gaza seemed to be moving towards an unofficial ceasefire.
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11 o'clock in the evening.
Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip said six militants were killed and six others injured by Israeli gunfire during a sudden, late night battle.
The Sunday shootout took place while Israel and Hamas leaders in Gaza seemed to be moving towards an unofficial ceasefire.
Last week, Israel allowed Qatar to provide $ 15 million to Hamas, while Hamas reduced its weekly protest along the Israeli border.
We did not know immediately what triggered the fighting on Sunday. Shortly after the exchange of fire, air bombing sirens sounded in southern Israel, indicating rocket fire from Gaza.
