Israeli airstrike injures two
An Israeli aircraft struck a car travelling in the southern Gaza Strip, killing a Palestinian militant and further straining a truce with Hamas.
The airstrike came a day after Israel's prime minister threatened "harsh and disproportionate" retaliation for continued violations of the informal cease-fire.
The truce, which ended a three-week offensive that killed nearly 1,300 Palestinians in Gaza, has been tested by sporadic Palestinian shelling attacks and Israeli airstrikes.
In Monday's airstrike, the military said it targeted a group of militants who had fired mortar shells at Israel.
Palestinian medical officials said a militant in the vehicle was killed, while a second occupant, along with two bystanders, were wounded.
The airstrike took place in Rafah, a town located along Gaza's southern border with Egypt.
With Gaza's borders sealed by Israel and Egypt, Rafah enjoys a bustling smuggling trade, and Israel frequently targets the area to prevent the flow of weapons into Gaza.
The fate of the border is a key sticking point in the Egyptian-mediated cease-fire talks. Israel wants an end to rocket attacks and arms smuggling. Hamas wants Gaza's border crossings to reopen.
The crossings, Gaza's main economic lifeline, have largely been closed since Hamas violently seized control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007.
In Syria, a member of Hamas' exiled leadership said the group is ready for a one-year truce with Israel in exchange for reopening the borders and lifting the economic blockade.