Israeli strikes kill 5 Palestinians in Gaza: medics

GAZA CITY: At least five Palestinians were killed in two Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Saturday, medics said, raising the toll in the violence to 118.

Two were killed in a strike that hit a charitable association for the disabled in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, while three others died in a second strike in western Gaza City, local health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said. (AFP)