Israeli Airstrike on Car Kills 2 in Gaza

An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at a car in Gaza on Saturday, killing at least two people and wounding at least 15 others, hospital doctors said.

A thunderous explosion was heard along with the sounds of helicopters. Ambulances raced to the scene.

The airstrike targeted a small gray Subaru traveling on a road linking Gaza City with the Jebaliya refugee camp.

Three children were wounded in Saturday’s strike, said doctors at Shifa Hospital, where hundreds of people gathered to check on the conditions and identities of the casualties. The identities of the dead or those traveling in the car were not immediately known.

One of the wounded told The Associated Press from the hospital that a helicopter fired at least two missiles at the vehicle.

An Israeli military spokesman said he was checking the report.

Israel has frequently sent helicopter gunships and warplanes to kill Palestinian militants in targeted missile strikes during more than three years of fighting.

The last such strike was Feb. 7, when an attack helicopter fired a missile that shattered a car, killing an Islamic Jihad leader in the vehicle and a 12-year-old boy on his way to school.