Morning news brief: Hamas says it captured Israeli soldiers; pilot killed in Spitfire crash, and more

Hamas militants in Gaza's Jabaliaclaimed that it killed, wounded and captured Israeli soldiers during fighting, a claim refuted by Israel. In other news, a tragic incident occurred in eastern England when a Spitfire, the iconic British WWII fighter aircraft, crashed near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, killing the pilot.

In addition, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that heavy seas swept away four US Army vessels supporting a temporary pier for delivering aid to Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas said on Saturday (May 25) that its fighters captured Israeli soldiers during fighting innorthern Gaza's Jabalia. Speaking to Al Jazeera,Abu Ubaida, the spokespersonfor Hamas' armed wing Al Qassam Brigades, said, "Our fighters lured a Zionist force into an ambush inside a tunnel ... The fighters withdrew after they left all members of the force dead, wounded, and captured."

A pilot died on Saturday (May 25) following the crash of a Spitfire, the most famous British fighter aircraft of WWII and known for its role in the Battle of Britain, near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, eastern England.

Four US Army vessels which were supporting the temporary pier built by the United States to deliver aid to Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, have been swept away due to heavy seas, said the US Central Command (CENTCOM), on Saturday (May 25).

A devastating fire erupted late Saturday (May 25) at a children's hospital in Delhi's Vivek Vihar area, claiming the lives of at least seven newborns, media reports said citing officials.