Hamas leader says son killed in clash with Israel

GAZA CITY: A senior Hamas leader in Gaza said Tuesday that his son was killed in a clash with Israeli troops.
Hussam Zahar, a Hamas fighter, was killed battling Israeli forces in northern Gaza, his father, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar, announced.
Nine Palestinians have been killed in fighting in Gaza on Tuesday, five of them Hamas fighters, three civilians, and one whose identity was not immediately known.