8 killed in fresh flare-up in Gaza

Violence may dash hopes that recent deal would restore calm

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - An exchange of fire erupted during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing seven Palestinians and an Israeli soldier, officials said, while potentially dashing hopes that a recent agreement would restore calm.

As tensions rose following the clash, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he would cut short his trip to Paris, where he had been attending World War I commemorations, and return home.