Palestinian lawmaker Faraj al-Ghoul killed by Israeli strike in Gaza

A source at al-Shifa Hospital has told Al Jazeera Arabic that Palestinian Legislative Council member Faraj al-Ghoul was killed early this morning in an Israeli air strike that targeted his home in Gaza City.

Ghoul was a sitting member of the PLC and a prominent political figure in the Gaza Strip. No further details have been released about other casualties in the strike.