Israel kills bystander in Gaza strike

Helicopter gunships fired missiles at a car carrying Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing an elderly bystander, as Israel pressed on with one of its bloodiest hunts for militants in three years of violence.

The helicopters fired missiles at the car in the Jabalya refugee camp, near Gaza City.

Two members of Hamas who were in the car survived the strike.

However, the blasts killed a 64-year-old man passing by and injured 20 people, including six children.