An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians on Tuesday in the southern Gaza Strip, where mortar bombs were fired at Israel earlier, witnesses and hospital officials said. According to Reuters, the Israeli army confirmed the air strike in the town of Rafah, which wounded four people, and said gunmen had launched six mortar bombs across the border.
Witnesses and hospital officials said two Palestinians were killed in the Israeli attack. Relatives said both were civilians and one was aged 15 and the other aged 17. They were struck outside their house.
Hamas said one of its members was wounded in the incident.
