Israel shells Gaza police, 4 dead

GAZA - Israeli forces killed four Hamas policeman in an attack on their compound in the southern Gaza Strip, the Islamist faction and Palestinian hospital officials said.

The Israeli military confirmed its forces carried out the shelling in Abasan village, east of Khan Younis, but had no further details. Earlier, an Israeli missile struck Gaza City's Jabalya refugee camp, wounding six Palestinian civilians, hospital officials said.

A military spokeswoman said Israeli troops operating in the area fired at a Palestinian rocket crew but the missile flew off-target due to a "technical error".

- REUTERS