Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in West Bank

Israel announced on Saturday that it had killed a Hamas commander in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, as the Israeli army continues its siege on the city. 

The Israeli army said it struck a Hamas cell near Tulkarm but did not provide further details.

The Palestinian news agency Wafa, citing health officials, said four men were killed in Tulkarm.

Hamas-affiliated media outlets reported that a vehicle carrying fighters had been struck, resulting in the death of one of the commanders of its Tulkarm brigades.