GAZA, February 27 (RIA Novosti) - Three children were killed and 12 people, including three more children, were wounded in Israeli air strikes in the north of Gaza, a spokesman for the local health ministry said on Wednesday.
In all, Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday killed at least 12 Palestinians, including six militants.
Earlier on Wednesday, Islamic militants operating in Hamas-controlled Gaza launched around 20 rockets in less than an hour on Israel, with four of them falling on the town of Sderot, killing one and injuring several people.
Palestinian militants stepped up bombardments following a series of air strikes by the Israeli Air Force.
