Gaza’s Ministry of Health said that six Palestinian martyrs arrived at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital following an explosion Saturday evening south of al-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Spokesman for the Ministry said that other three citizens were injured in the explosion and transferred to the hospital but their identities have not been known yet.
Local sources and eyewitnesses said that an unexplained massive explosion took place on Saturday evening in al-Zawaideh town in the central Gaza Strip.
The martyrs were identified as Taher Shaheen 29 Wesam Abu Mahrouk 37 Mousa Salman 30 Mahmoud al-Ostaz 34 Mahmoud al-Tawashi 27 and Mahmoud al-Qishawi 27.
Al-Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas movement said in a brief statement that “a heinous crime” targeted a group of its fighters during a “complex security and intelligence operation” holding Israel responsible for this crime.
The Brigades explained that further details will be released later about this serious incident.
