Two Palestinians jumped clear of their car seconds before a missile launched from an Israeli unmanned drone destroyed the vehicle in the Gaza Strip Wednesday morning.
Israeli sources claim the pair, both members of the Hamas terrorist organization, was on their way to fire mortars at Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip.
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The sources said the two have been responsible for firing as many as 40 rockets and mortars at Israeli targets this week alone.
There were some injuries to passers-by reported.
Sometime later, a barrage of rockets was fired at the Israeli community of Neveh Deqalim in Gaza.
Four Palestinians were injured when a tank aiming at the source of the incoming rounds fired a shell into the center of the town of Khan Younis.