Hamas' military wing said Monday that a group of its' fighters infiltrated southern Israel from a tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip.
The operation was in retaliation for the "massacre" in the al-Shujaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday, Hamas said, adding that the fighters destroyed an Israeli military jeep.
Israeli media reported that 10 Hamas fighters from one of two groups who entered Israel were killed.
Residents in Kissufim and nearby areas in southern Israel were told to stay in their homes and a main highway to Ashkelon was closed.
Israeli casualties were reported in the media although numbers have not been confirmed.
The operation was in retaliation for the "massacre" in the al-Shujaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday, Hamas said, adding that the fighters destroyed an Israeli military jeep.
Israeli media reported that 10 Hamas fighters from one of two groups who entered Israel were killed.
Residents in Kissufim and nearby areas in southern Israel were told to stay in their homes and a main highway to Ashkelon was closed.
Israeli casualties were reported in the media although numbers have not been confirmed.
