Israeli air strike kills senior Hamas armed commander Ayman Nofal in Gaza

Ayman Nofal, a top Hamas armed commander, is greeted by his relatives upon his arrival to his home in Nusairat in the Central Gaza strip

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli air strike killed senior Hamas armed commander Ayman Nofal in Gaza, the Hamas armed wing Izz el-Deen Al-Qassam Brigades said on Tuesday.

A member of the higher military council of Izz el-Deen Al-Qassam Brigades, Nofal was in charge of the Central Gaza area in the armed wing.

(Reporting by Nidal Al Mughrabi; Writing by Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Alison Williams)