Female captive killed in combat zone in northern Gaza, Qassam Brigades says

A female Israeli captive held prisoner by Hamas has been killed in a combat zone in northern Gaza, a senior source in Hamas's armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, told Al Jazeera.

The source did not specify how the captive was killed and by whom.

"The circumstances of the incident are being investigated and we do not intend to publish the name of the female prisoner killed for security reasons," the Hamas source told Al Jazeera.