Israel kills two Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants in a missile strike in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis.

Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants in a missile strike in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis.

Several civilians wounded when Israeli forces fired a missile at armed men in Khan Younis.

Military sources said Israeli forces identified several armed men in Khan Younis and fired a missile at them. The sources said the missile was fired at a group of six militants, hitting three of them.

Palestinian medics said a third militant was critically wounded and might die during the night.

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The Jewish settlement bloc of Gush Katif is adjacent to Khan Younis and is often subject to night-time attacks by Palestinian militants. Gunmen fired several mortar bombs at the settlement on Saturday. They caused light damage but no one was hurt.