An Israeli missile air strike killed seven Palestinians and wounding an unspecified number at a training camp for Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported, hours after two Palestinians died in an air raid that Israel said was aimed at rocket launchers.
The missiles hit a camp near the town of Khan Younis used by fighters from Abu Rish Brigades, part of Fatah group.
Earlier, two Palestinians were killed as an Israeli plane targeted a vehicle east of Gaza City. Medical sources told WAFA that the two Palestinians were killed instantly and several others were wounded when an Israeli aircraft fired at least one missile at the car.
Witnesses told WAFA that the Israeli plane pounded a white Citroen with one missile and turned it into rubble.
Since Friday, Israel has killed a total of 15 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
On its part, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) condemned the first Israeli raid. The presidency spokesperson, Nabil Abu Rdaina described the raid as "an unforgivable crime," calling on the American administration, the Quartet and the international community to immediately intervene to pressurize Israel to end its military escalation and to stop deterioration.
He considered that the Israeli act as a destructive policy that would have negative repercussions. According to WAFA, he pointed out "it is essential to stop the Israeli escalation, and to give the new government a chance to prove that it is capable to shoulder responsibilities."
Meanwhile, elements from the PA preventive security apparatus on Saturday blocked the convoy of the PNA prime minister, Ismail Haneyya, as it drove along the apparatus' headquarters in the Tel Al-Hawa suburb of Gaza city in a clear "ethical violation and impoliteness" on their part, local sources said.
Bodyguards of the premier alighted from the vehicles to ask for the opening of the barrier before the premier's convoy; but their request was turned down by the preventive security elements, alleging that they had orders not to clear the way to anyone, even for the premier himself.
Hamas sources affirmed to PIC that the prime minister ordered the convoy to change course to avoid any untoward incident.
