An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian civilian in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, locals said. According to Reuters, an Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed an air strike against gunmen in the northern Gazan town of Beit Hanoun. Locals said a missile fired by an Israeli aircraft exploded near a house, killing a civilian. Medics confirmed that the Palestinian identified as Dawood al-Kafarna was killed while he was standing near his house. Dozens of other Palestinians were wounded, WAFA reported.
Israeli aircraft carried out a separate strike in the southern Gaza Strip, wounding two Islamic Jihad gunmen, the armed group and medical workers said.
