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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second left, and his wife Sara, left, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Moroccan King Mohammed VI, right, and Crown Prince Moulay Hassan await ceremonies at the Arc de Triomphe Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Paris . Over 60 heads of state and government were taking part in a solemn ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the mute and powerful symbol of sacrifice to the million who died from 1914-18. (Francois Mori, Pool / Associated Press)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – The latest on a fresh wave of fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip (all times local):
12:05 p.m.
Israel's Prime Minister is 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 late Sunday that he would return overnight.
Netanyahu was in Paris along with the leaders of the world leaders at the end of the World War I. A news conference, he defended his decision to take steps towards an unofficial cease-fire with Hamas, which appeared to be ratcheting down violence.
Sunday's violence also prompted the Gaza Strip, where air raid sirens were sounding following the fresh fighting.
It was not immediately clear what sparked Sunday's conflagration. Health officials in Gaza say at least six Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire.
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11:45 p.m.
Hamas' militant wing says undercover Israeli forces drove a civilian vehicle into the Gaza strip and shot dead one of the group's commanders.
Hamas was providing details on a sudden, late-night burst of violence between Israel and Gaza activists Sunday that came just as the sides were taking steps back.
In a statement late Sunday, Hamas says activists chased the car down, which prompted Israeli airstrikes that led to the deaths of at least five militants.
The Israeli military said that there had been an exchange of fire during operational activity. It was said that it was a rocket defense system intercepted two launches from the Gaza strip and that air raid sirens were sounding in southern Israel.
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11:30 p.m.
A spokesman for Israel 's Airport Authority is said to have changed to the country' s international airport amid a new spasm of violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Ofer Lefler said Sunday that the runway changes were made after the fighting began. He says they would not affect the flight schedule.
It was not immediately clear what sparkled Sunday's fighting. Shortly after the exchange of fire, air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel, indicating rocket fire from Gaza. Gaza activists have rockets capable of reaching the Israeli heartland, where Ben-Gurion International Airport is located.
Sunday's exchange of fire came as Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers appeared to be making progress towards an unofficial cease-fire.
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11 p.m.
Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip say six activists have been killed and six have been wounded by Israeli fire in a sudden, late-night burst of fighting.
Sunday's exchange of fire came as Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers appeared to be making progress towards an unofficial cease-fire.
Israel last week allowed Qatar to deliver $ 15 million to Hamas, while Hamas scaled back its weekly demonstration along the Israeli border.
It was not immediately clear what sparkled Sunday's fighting. Shortly after the exchange of fire, air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel, indicating rocket fire from Gaza.
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