A Palestinian Resistance fighter was martyred and an Israeli officer was injured as clashes broke out between Palestinian resistance and occupation forces near the border with the besieged strip of Gaza.

A Palestinian Resistance fighter was martyred and an Israeli officer was injured as clashes broke out between Palestinian resistance and occupation forces near the border with the besieged strip of Gaza.

Palestinian medical sources said Tayseer al-Ismary, 33, was martyred after being hit by a bullet, while sources of the resistance movement, Hamas confirmed he was a member of the movement's military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades.

The occupation military confirmed the Israeli attack, noting that the Israeli forces launched an air strike and tank fire in southern Gaza.

Meanwhile, Palestine Today agency reported that the Palestinian resistance responded to the Israeli fire. It also quoted Israeli media as saying that several occupation soldiers were injured in the fire trade, noting that one officer was seriously wounded.