Family of six, including two children, killed in Gaza: medics

GAZA CITY: A family of six, including two young children, was killed Thursday in an Israeli air strike in the south of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian emergency services said.

"Six members of the Al-Aftal family, including a five-year-old girl and a boy of three, were killed," said emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra, bringing the number killed Thursday to 18. (AFP)