Fresh Israeli airstrike kills two Palestinians

GAZA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinians were killed and three wounded on Wednesday evening in a fresh Israeli airstrike on a car in central Gaza Strip, medics and eyewitnesses reported.

Witnesses said that an Israeli aircraft struck a car near al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, in which three militants were believed to be riding, killing two and wounding several others.

They also said that shortly after the first strike, the Israeli aircraft fired another missile at the same area, which also caused casualties.

Medics at al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza Strip confirmed that two were killed and three wounded in the airstrike, adding that one of the wounded was in serious condition.

Earlier on Wednesday, three Palestinian civilians, a father, his brother and his son were killed and five were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a car in eastern Gaza City, medics and witnesses said.

The witnesses said that the three were killed when their car were hit by an Israeli missile, which was intended to strike on a nearby car used by militants but obviously missed the target.