that we have is very basic we know that israeli special forces went into the southern gaza city of han eunice six palestinians are killed and we are waiting for some sort of reaction from the israeli government from the i.d.f. to understand more about this incursion into gaza why this incursion took place what might have triggered it what might have prompted something like this after it appeared that tensions was easing and a deal had been negotiated to get more aid into gaza to ease the effects of the blockade to see that some salaries were paid there and one thing we do know is that this raid targeted members of home aspecific lee the military wing the brigade and the a senior commander noor baraka was killed what can you can you give us some background on him how how important how senior was he within the group. yeah i know but. you know he is one of the. of the commanders in east of gaza east of gaza city and unicity south of gaza he's a. wanted by the. military and the his house has been destroyed during an heiress trying to during the last four in gaza. and most of his life living as a

fire but here we have an image of one of those targeted in the raid by israeli special forces in han eunice we have not heard anything as yet from the israeli army or these really government but we do know that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who had joined world leaders in paris for world war one commemorations has cut short his visit he will be returning to israel he was receiving live updates on the situation there and in terms of the response coming from gaza so far we know the rockets have been fired and reports of sirens sounding. for israeli communities just along the border but whenever there is a spike in tension like this the fear is that could lead to a broader confrontation between israel and hamas a cycle that we have seen repeated a number of times through the as and of course earlier this year we saw protests along the border just along the frontier. gaza's frontier with israel. and of course have been concerned an international condemnation at the disproportionate use of force israeli snipers killing maiming targeting palestinian protesters the israelis arguing

part of a special forces operation an israeli officer was also killed while another was wounded in han eunice in southern gaza the israeli military says it intercepted three out of seventeen rockets fired from gaza after the operation the prime minister benjamin netanyahu cut short on official business to paris to return to israel stephanie decker with more now from west jerusalem the message from the israeli military establishment is that this seems to have been an intelligence operation it's an intelligence operation that went very wrong and also of course you know the timing of this is crucial because we've had these ongoing talks about a long term calm in gaza between israel and hamas for the first time we had palpable movement on the ground when it came to improving the lives of the people inside gaza the humanitarian situation there is that desperate levels the u.s. has renewed its call for an end to the hostilities in yemen the street battles between forces backed by the saudi and iraqi coalition and the rebels in the port city who data some reports say at least one hundred forty nine

part of a special forces operation an israeli officer was also killed while another was wounded in han eunice in southern gaza the israeli military says it intercepted three out of seventeen rockets fired from gaza after the operation israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu cut short an official trip to france stephanie decker has more now from west jerusalem. the message from the israeli military establishment is that this seems to have been an intelligence operation it's an intelligence operation that went very wrong and also of course you know the timing of this is crucial because we've had these ongoing talks about a long term calm in gaza between israel and hamas for the first time we had probable movement on the ground when it came to improving the lives of the people inside gaza the humanitarian situation there is that desperate levels the u.s. has renewed its call for an end to the hostilities in yemen there have been street battles between forces backed by the saudi and the rotty coalition and you see rebels in residential areas of the port city who data some reports say at least o

some of those killed an israeli officer also died in the gunfight while another was wounded in han eunice in southern gaza the israeli military says it intercepted three of seventeen rockets fired from gaza after the operation prime minister benjamin netanyahu has cut short a visit to france to return to israel stephanie decker has more the message from the israeli military establishment is that this seems to have been an intelligence operation it's an intelligence operation that went very wrong and also of course you know the timing of this is crucial because we've had these ongoing talks about a long term calm in gaza between israel and hamas for the first time we had palpable movement on the ground when it came to improving the lives of the people inside gaza the humanitarian situation there is that desperate levels at least three people are dead and eight others injured after a suicide bombing in the can in the afghan capital kabul a protest nearby had been taking place by hundreds of people from the house are a minority who they were demanding action for recent violence against them.

israeli special forces soldiers entering gaza the southern city of han eunice we understand that six palestinians have been killed they were targeting hamas leaders and more specifically they would targeting the senior commander of the. brigade nor baraka is reported to have been killed in these clashes we were speaking earlier to ghazi hamad to is inside gaza and he has said that this could well lead to an increase in tensions and violence in and around the strip and he confirmed that there had been hearing as strikes and that clashes had also taken place no official word yet from israeli officials on this but we know that benjamin netanyahu the israeli prime minister is in paris he's been there to mark the. of the end of world war one those commemorations taking place dozens of leaders from all around the world gathering there now he was receiving live updates of the operation in gaza whilst he was there but recent reports coming into us now saying that he has cut short his trip to paris and is returning home tonight to those events in gaza so the latest as it stands at the moment

part of a special forces operation an israeli officer was also killed while another was wounded in han eunice in southern gaza stephanie decker reports from. a large turnout for the funeral of seven members of the masses military wing one of them was a commander in the ranks of the kasam brigade all seven were killed in an operation by israeli forces inside the gaza strip on sunday night. we strongly condemn this ugly crime by the occupying israeli forces are old and the young are with the souls of our martyrs and well wishes to the palestinian resistance or to this israeli plan the participation of thousands in the funeral is a symbol of the fulfillment of the resistance. how says its fighters stop the undercover commandos in a car at a checkpoint got suspicious and called their commander and a gun battle ensued. the commanders and fled to the border where they were helped by israeli air power to escape the israeli military issued a statement saying that the operation was for the purposes of strengthening israel's security and all intended to kidnap or kill what it calls terrorists it is in

an israeli officer was also killed while another was wounded in han eunice in southern gaza the israeli military says it intercepted three out of seventeen rockets fired from gaza after the operation the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has cut short son official visit to france to return to israel. is a senior hamas official in the southern gaza strip he told al-jazeera an israeli unit escaped over the border. or you know there is this for sure. you'll do it. to say to. go there went inside crying you're history there are a bit to go to work and then there are also some kind of a warm and down to. the car which carry these serious speeches you had to or some collaborators did try to escape to go to these reporters there but they are surrounded by for the boy to. press them a pretty good. i don't doubt that the group tried to cover. this cross over the could have created all of this about just through us. striking here and i. so i think it was very dangerous there are excellent expect that this fight to go over with you would hope because stephanie decker joins us live from west jerusa

stay across that story reports that six palestinians have been killed in the southern gaza city of han eunice after israeli at leat forces entered the territory to target and mass conducting a security operation there but we'll continue to bring you more details as they come to us want to take you to the war in yemen now u.s. security of u.s. u.s. secretary of state might on peo as reacher rated his call for a secession of hostilities that this according to the state department is battles to retake his battles retake the port city of data have spilled into residential areas as thousands of civilians remain trapped by the violence a pro-government alliance backed by saudi arabia and the u.a.e. is trying to seize control of the city from the who sees at least sixty one fighters from both sides have been killed in the past twenty four hours thousands of civilians are trapped by the fighting one hundred ago has moved from djibouti. residents of the city are reporting heavy fighting on the streets of the residential areas and that is part of the control of schools these marking the street by stree

tight lipped on exactly what the circumstances were surrounding this israeli incursion into the han eunice area of gaza mike thank you very much for that for now that's mike hanna live in washington d.c. let's get more on this now a joined by wayne rabbani senior fellow at the institute for palestine studies and he's joining us live from new york very good to have you with us on al-jazeera so what do you make of this attack and the timing of it. well i think the timing is interesting because there has been a concerted effort led by egypt and the united states excuse me the united nations to achieve a cease fire and they are. long term solution for the blockade of gaza strip. and this is supposed to be an agreement between israel on the one hand and the hamas militant was a gaza strip on the other and the now we have this very serious attack and so the question arises why did israel do it and i think in the past one can think of several explanations why the gauge inspire the thing one would be to give hamas a bloody nose on the eve of such an agreement just to you know act. towards the isra

part of a special forces operation an israeli officer was also killed while another was wounded in han eunice in southern gaza the israeli military says it intercepted three out of seventeen rockets fired from gaza after the operation the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has cut short an official trip to france stephanie to. has more now from west jerusalem. the message from the israeli military establishment is that this seems to have been an intelligence operation it's an intelligence operation that went very wrong and also of course you know the timing of this is crucial because we've had these ongoing talks about a long term calm in gaza between israel and hamas for the first time we had palpable movement on the ground when it came to improving the lives of the people inside gaza the humanitarian situation there is that desperate levels the u.s. has renewed its call for an end to the hostilities in yemen there have been street battles between forces backed by the saudi iraqi coalition and the rebels in residential areas in the port city of her data some reports say at least one hundred f

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