 An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at a Palestinian vehicle traveling in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, killing one person and wounding three others, Palestinian hospital officials said. The attack targeted a pickup truck in Abbassam, east of the town of Khan Younis. The officials said the vehicle belonged to a member of the Popular Resistance Committees, which includes several militant groups. Witnesses reported an Israeli helicopter circling overhead after an explosion in the area. The Israeli military did not comment on the report. Israel has carried out a number of attacks in the Khan Younis area since a Palestinian mortar attack killed an Israeli woman in the nearby Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim last Friday. |