Israeli air strike kills Gaza militant

ISRAEL: Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike killed a Hamas militant in Gaza early Tuesday.

Dr. Moaiya Hassanain of the Gaza Health Ministry says another militant was wounded in the same attack in the northern Gaza Strip. Gaza's ruling Hamas group confirms the men were members of the organization. The Israeli military says one of its aircraft targeted and hit a group of armed men near the Gaza-Israel border. Israel regularly carries out raids and airstrikes aimed at halting ongoing rocket fire from

Gaza at Israeli towns. Egypt has been trying to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Gasa City, Tuesday, AP