Two Palestinian civilians killed in air strike on southern Gaza Strip

Source: AP/Haaretz, 02-12-2008
An "Israeli" gunship strikes in the southern Gaza Strip killed two Palestinians Tuesday, dealing a new blow to efforts to restore a fraying cease-fire.
The army claimed it attacked a group of militants who had fired mortar shells at "Israeli" Military troops from the area.
But Palestinian medical officials said the dead were civilians - a pair of teenage brothers who were struck outside their house. The identities of four people wounded were not immediately known.
"Israel" and Hamas have been observing a truce since June. But the cease-fire has begun to unravel over the past month, with Palestinian militants firing rockets and mortar shells at "Israel" and the "Israeli" Military Forces responding with attacks on militant targets.