Two Palestinians die in Israeli raid on Gaza

A missile fired by an Israeli aircraft killed two Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip this morning.

A missile fired by an Israeli aircraft killed two Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip this morning.

Today is the second day of an operation the army said was aimed at stopping mortar and rocket attacks on Jewish settlements.

The missile strike, which witnesses said was carried out by a drone, and the death of a 16-year-old from wounds suffered yesterday raised to 12 the number of Palestinians killed since Israeli forces entered the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis.

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