Israel’s military has hit a Hamas site in the Gaza Strip in its first air strike on the Palestinian territory since the summer’s war.

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck southern Israel yesterday, the Israeli military said, in the first such attack since September.

A Palestinian Cabinet member died shortly after he and other protesters scuffled with Israeli troops near a West Bank village. The forces also fired tear gas close to the demonstrators, witnesses said.

A Palestinian cabinet member has died shortly after he and other protesters scuffled with Israeli troops near a West Bank village.

A member of the Palestinian cabinet has reportedly died after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank.