Palestinian mujahid blows up "Israeli" tank

A Palestinian fighter has blown up an ‘Israeli' army tank, killing himself in the incident, a spokesman for the Hamas military wing says.

"The Israeli tank blew up in an Estishhadi Operation (one that seeks martyrdom)," said Abu Obaida, a Hamas military wing spokesman, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.

Hamas Al-Aqsa TV station reported Tuesday that seven ‘Israeli' tanks were also hit by Hamas resistance fighters.

The Gaza Strip has come under massive ‘Israeli' fire since December 27, when Tel Aviv launched a military campaign to put an end to rocket attacks against southern Israel.

The Hamas movement, the democratically-elected government of the strip, demands a cessation of ‘Israeli' attacks and the opening of the Gaza border -- which has been closed due to the 18-month ‘Israeli' blockade.

According to medics, at least 635 Palestinians have been killed and 3,040 others are wounded in the 11-day ‘Israeli' operation.