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Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades says commander and seven fighters killed in Israel's Tulkarm strike

Hamas’s armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, has confirmed one of its commanders and seven other fighters were killed in an Israeli strike on the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm on Thursday. 

The group said commander Zahi Yaser Oufi was killed along with seven other members. 

Israel's military said earlier it killed Oufi in a strike that killed at least 18 people, according to Palestinian health officials.