'One dead' in Israeli air raid on Gaza

An Israeli strike has killed one Palestinian in northern Gaza close to the border, health ministry said Al Jazeera reported An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday that there had been an attack near the town of Beit Hanoun, but gave no further details. "At this point I can confirm that there was an air strike in northern Gaza," the spokeswoman told the AFP news agency. She declined to specify what the target was. Palestinian security sources said the raid hit a field used by Hamas. They said the strike was accompanied by tank fire but that no injuries were immediately reported. The often tense border between the coastal territory and Israel has been calm in recent days, after an increase in rocket fire from Gaza and Israeli attacks in December.