Ofir Libstein, the mayor of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, was killed in the attacks by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Israel on Saturday, the Times of Israel reported.
The mayor was killed when he went to defend a town during a 'terrorist attack', the mayor's office said.
The development came after Hamas gunmen from Palestine crossed the border with a heavy barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
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