Hamas says senior internal security officer shot to death in central Gaza; one arrested

An officer in Hamas"s internal security forces was shot and killed in central Gaza"s Maghazi refugee camp this morning, the Hamas-run Interior Ministry says, Report informs referring to The Times of Israel.

Updates identify the assassinated officer as Lt. Col. Ahmed Zamzam and say one suspect has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing.

The statement says the officer was killed by "armed [people]," but does not identify them.