The armed wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, has said one of its snipers has killed an Israeli soldier east of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reports.

It also said its fighters have attacked Israeli vehicles east of the Tuffah neighbourhood in Gaza City, killing an unidentified number of soldiers.

Three Israeli soldiers were also killed in the Qarara area, north of Khan Younis, the Qassam Brigades said.