An Israeli helicopter strike killed a senior member of Hamas’ military wing in the Gaza Strip. Thursday’s attack on Hamdi Kabach, a member of Izz a-Din al-Kassam, also wounded three people. The attack came after Hamas fired a Kassam rocket that landed in the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
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